Cryotherapy in the treatment of nasal obstruction: indications in adults
| Autor: | D. J. Willatt, C. Hartley |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Allergy Adolescent medicine.medical_treatment Cryotherapy Turbinates Cryosurgery Muscle hypertrophy Sex Factors medicine Humans Treatment Failure Radical surgery Nose Aged Nasal Septum Retrospective Studies Aged 80 and over business.industry Rhinitis Allergic Seasonal Retrospective cohort study Hypertrophy General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Otorhinolaryngology Female Nasal Obstruction business Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Laryngology & Otology. 109:729-732 |
| ISSN: | 1748-5460 0022-2151 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s0022215100131160 |
| Popis: | Cryotherapy is an established method of treating hypertrophic obstructive inferior turbinates. The long-term effectiveness of the technique is assessed in this study, using the need for alternative nasal surgery as an objective way of distinguishing success from failure. Over 50 per cent of patients with obstructive symptoms, including those with minor septal deviation or allergy derived lasting benefit from the technique. Cryotherapy is an effective means of treating nasal obstruction due to mucosal hypertrophy of the turbinates and may replace the need for more radical surgery. |
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