title: Effect of Temporal Fascia and Pedicle Inferior Turbinate Mucosal Flap on Repair of Large Nasal Septal Perforation via Endoscopic Surgery.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The repair of large nasal septal perforations (NSPs) is one of the most challenging procedures in nasal surgery. The aim of this prospective clinical study was to determine the efficacy of using a pedicle inferior turbinate mucosal flap combined with temporal fascia to repair a large NSP.
  
  
  METHODS
  Between January 2008 and December 2015, 17 consecutive patients with large NSPs underwent septal perforation repair via an endoscopic approach using a pedicle inferior turbinate mucosal flap combined with temporal fascia.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Complete closure of the perforation was achieved in all patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The pedicle inferior turbinate mucosal flap combined with the temporal fascia technique can easily solve this challenging problem, and the current data from this prospective study suggest that this technique shows promising results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University Medical School, Ningbo, China.
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Xia
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Bai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004724:Endoscopy; D005205:Fascia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D061270:Nasal Septal Perforation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014420:Turbinates