title: Autologous Diced Cartilage in Nasal Septoplasty.
abstract: Diced rib cartilage is an acceptable option in severe nasal deformities. We present our preliminary experience in KAMC in nasal septoplasties using the autologous diced costal cartilage. This is a retrospective study of the 22 cases who needed the autologous diced costal cartilage in our centre in 4 years. All our patients needed autologous diced rib cartilages. Twelve were wrapped with temporalis fascia, eight needed rectus fascia and perichondrium was used in only 2 cases. The naso-frontal angle for the whole series decreased by a mean of 4.41° (p=0.008) for the group using the rectus fascia diced cartilage graft. From the aesthetic point of view, all cases were satisfied except 3 (13.6%); two in the group of diced cartilage temporalis fascia; group 1. From the functional breathing view, only 1 case was not satisfied. He was in group 1. Autologous rib cartilage was shown to be a good graft in nasal septoplasty especially if wrapped with rectus fascia.
authors.affiliation: Mansoura University, Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, 35516, Mansoura, Egypt;; KAMC, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Sameh Ibrahim
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Sersar
authors.affiliation: Saud AlBabtain Cardiac Centre, Dammam and Tanta University Hospital, Egypt.
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yassin
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, KAMC, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Mohammed Saad
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Eldin Aly
keywords: Autologous cartilage; Nasal septoplasty; Rectus fascia