| Autor: |
Fatih Akagün, Mehmet İmamoğlu, Hatice Bengü Çobanoğlu, Ahmet Ural |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2016 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, Vol 54, Iss 3, Pp 118-123 (2016) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2667-7474 |
| DOI: |
10.5152/tao.2016.1747 |
| Popis: |
Objective:To compare the effectiveness of radiofrequency thermal ablation with those of microdebrider- assisted turbinoplasty, we designed a prospective, randomized clinical study.Methods:Forty patients suffering from nasal obstruction due to bilateral inferior turbinate hypertrophy were enrolled. Half of the patients were operated by radiofrequency thermal ablation, while the other half underwent microdebrider-assisted turbinoplasty. The outcomes of both techniques were compared in terms of symptomatology, nasal patency, and mucociliary transport.Results:A statistically significant difference existed between the two groups with respect to nasal obstruction and the frequency of obstruction at the first post-operative week and first and third post-operative months (p |
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