The Role of Extracorporeal Septoplasty in Severely Deviated Nasal Septum

In this study, 17 patients (48.57%) shows excellent improvement on VAS scale, out of which 13 patients shows excellent improvement and 4 patients shows good improvement on photographic assessment. 11 patients (31.43%) show good improvement on VAS as well as photographic assessment and 7 patients (20%) show moderate improvement on VAS scale and fair improvement on photographic assessment. Extracorporeal septal reconstruction is an important surgical option for the correction of the markedly deviated nasal septum. Fixation of the straightened and replanted septum at the nasal spine and dorsal septum border with the upper lateral cartilages is essential. Spreader grafts for stabilization of the internal nasal valve and dorsal onlay grafts to prevent dorsal irregularity are strongly encouraged.
Source: Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery - Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research