Electrorhinomanometric evaluation of nasal functions in transseptal-transsphenoidal hypophysectomy.

Autor:	Bilgen C; Ege University, ENT Department, Talatpasa Bulvari no. 35-5, Alsancak, Izmir, Turkey. cembilgen@hotmail.com, Oner K, Günan O, Ovül I, Turan O
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Revue de laryngologie - otologie - rhinologie [Rev Laryngol Otol Rhinol (Bord)] 2003; Vol. 124 (2), pp. 111-5.
Abstrakt:	Objective: The prospective study in 23 patients, who were undergone transseptal-transsphenoidal hypophysectomy, underlines the rhinologic aspects of this technique. Materials and Methods: Preoperative and postoperative subjective complaints were compared, postoperative nasal respiratory functions were evaluated by means of electrohinomanometry. Results: Nasal respiratory functions were preserved postoperatively in the patients with normal preoperative nasal anatomy (no statistical difference); while, in patients with obstructive deviation of the nasal septum, an improvement in nasal respiratory functions were noted as a result of simultaneously performed septoplasty (p < 0.01). Conclusion: Our results emphasize the importance of the collaboration of otorhinolaryngology and neurosurgery teams for the sake of postoperative nasal functions.
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