COMPARISON OF NASAL PATENCY FOLLOWING SUBMUCOSAL DIATHERMY OF INFERIOR TURBINATE VERSUS INFERIOR TURBINECTOMY

Diathermy of Inferior Turbinate Versus Inferior Turbinectomy

Authors

  • Faiz-ul-Hassan Nawaz Combined Military Hospital Kohat, Pakistan Air Force Hospital Faisal, Karachi, Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Hospital/Combined Military Hospital, Muzaffarabad
  • Arfat Jawaid Combined Military Hospital Kohat, Pakistan Air Force Hospital Faisal, Karachi, Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Hospital/Combined Military Hospital, Muzaffarabad
  • Sheraz Bashir Combined Military Hospital Kohat, Pakistan Air Force Hospital Faisal, Karachi, Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Hospital/Combined Military Hospital, Muzaffarabad

Keywords:

Inferior turbinate hypertrophy, Inferior turbinectomy, Nasal patency, Sub mucosal diathermy

Abstract

Objective: To compare the nasal patency following sub mucosal diathermy (SMD) of inferior turbinate and inferior turbinectomy (IT).
Study Design: Randomized controlled trial.
Place and Duration of Study: Department of ENT Combined Military Hospital Rawalpindi. Study was completed in one year from 15th September 2009 to 15th September 2010.
Subjects: Total 160 patients with symptomatic inferior turbinate hypertrophy were included in the study. Patients were randomly divided into two groups of 80 each using random numbers table. Group A underwent submucosal diathermy (SMD) of inferior turbinate where as Group B underwent inferior turbinectomy (IT). Postoperative nasal patency was judged after 03 weeks by visual analog scale (VAS).
Results: Both the groups are comparable with respect to age and gender. Post-operative nasal patency is significantly better in group B as compared to group A.
Conclusion: IT is a more effective method to improve nasal patency as compared to SMD in case of inferior turbinate hypertrophy.

 

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Published

31-12-2014

Issue

Vol. 64 No. 4 (2014): December

Section

Original Articles

How to Cite

1.
Nawaz F- ul-H, Jawaid A, Bashir S. COMPARISON OF NASAL PATENCY FOLLOWING SUBMUCOSAL DIATHERMY OF INFERIOR TURBINATE VERSUS INFERIOR TURBINECTOMY: Diathermy of Inferior Turbinate Versus Inferior Turbinectomy. Pak Armed Forces Med J [Internet]. 2014 Dec. 31 [cited 2024 Aug. 23];64(4):551-4. Available from: https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/1400