Major Structural Airway Pathologies of Patient Complaining Nasal Obstruction: Analysis of Frequency, Preoperative Complaints and Benefit from Surgery

Introduction: Modern rhinoplasty has an aesthetic and a functional component that cannot be separated. Functional rhinoplasty generally concentrates on optimizing nasal airflow. Numerous techniques have been described for correction of each pathology. There seems to be a consensus on the benefit of surgery to patients with nasal obstruction. Present study aimed to determine if specific airway pathologies have differential effects on patient complaints and techniques addressing them have differential effects on perceived benefit from surgery. Patients/Method: The records of 300 patients complaining nasal obstruction and had computerized tomography (CT) between April 2015 and April 2018 were retrospectively reviewed. Based on surgical notes, surgical techniques used for each patient were recorded. A survey using Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation (NOSE) scale is done by phone. After descriptive statistics, preoperative complaint-diagnosed pathology, and postoperative relief-treated pathology relationships were evaluated. Results: Preoperative and postoperative NOSE scores showed statistically significant difference (P 
Source: Journal of Craniofacial Surgery - Category: Surgery Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research