Extracorporeal Septoplasty
| Autor: | Matt A. Wilson, Steven Ross Mobley |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
| Předmět: |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent medicine.medical_treatment Extracorporeal Young Adult Postoperative Complications medicine Humans Surgical Wound Infection Nose Aged Nasal Septum Retrospective Studies Surgical repair Rib cage business.industry Suture Techniques General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Rhinoplasty Surgery Deviated nasal septum Septoplasty medicine.anatomical_structure Female Deviated septum Complication business |
| Zdroj: | Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery. 13:85-90 |
| ISSN: | 1538-3660 1521-2491 |
| DOI: | 10.1001/archfaci.2011.5 |
| Popis: | Objectives To report our complication rates during extracorporeal septoplasty (ECS) and to describe a new fixation and splinting technique we developed to simplify stable midline fixation of the neocaudal septum. Correction of the caudally deviated septum remains one of the more difficult surgical goals in functional nasal surgery. Methods A retrospective medical record review of patients undergoing ECS at our institution. We report our complications and describe a new technique for ECS. Results Forty-six patients underwent ECS from June 1, 2007, through April 30, 2010. Twenty-six of these patients underwent primary surgical repair, whereas 20 presented for revision surgery from outside facilities. Ten revision cases required an ear cartilage graft, and 5 required a rib graft. The overall complication rate was 9% (4 patients), with 4% (2 patients) each for minor and major complications. Conclusions Complication rates of ECS are similar to those of endonasal septoplasty. Stable midline fixation of a reconstructed neocaudal septum is possible with a new technique that relies on novel splinting instead of suture fixation to the midline of the nasal spine. |
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