COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN CONVENTIONAL INFERIOR TURBINECTOMY AND ENDOSCOPIC INFERIOR TURBINOPLASTY FOR TREATMENT OF INFERIOR TURBINATE HYPERTROPHY

Atif Rafique; Maqbool Raza; Shahid Farooq Khattak; Muhammad Ali; Khalid Azam; Muhammad Zubair

doi:10.51253/pafmj.v71iSuppl-3.4738

Authors

Atif Rafique Combined Military Hospital Multan/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan
Maqbool Raza Combined Military Hospital Multan/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan
Shahid Farooq Khattak Combined Military Hospital Multan/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan
Muhammad Ali Combined Military Hospital /National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan
Khalid Azam Combined Military Hospital Lahore/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan
Muhammad Zubair Combined Military Hospital Kohat/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51253/pafmj.v71iSuppl-3.4738

Keywords:

Inferior turbinate, endoscopic turbinoplasty, Conventional turbinectomy, Nasal obstruction

Abstract

Objective: To compare efficacy of endoscopic turbinoplasty versus conventional inferior turbinectomy for hypertrophy of inferior turbinate.

Study Design: Comparative prospective study.

Place and Duration of Study: Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Department Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Multan, from Jun 2019 to May 2020.

Methodology: This study comprised of 50 patients of various age groups and both genders. Patients were grouped into two groups A and B, each group having 25 patients through random sampling. Patients in group A had endoscopic turbinoplasty whereas patients in group B had partial turbinectomy through conventional surgical method. Patients were followed regularly in both groups and were inspected postoperatively at 2 weeks, after 1 month and after 3 months.

Results: Patients who underwent Endoscopic turbinoplasty experienced less pain (p˂0.05) postoperatively at 2 weeks compared to conventional surgical turbinectomy. In addition, these patients showed statistically significant healing and reduced crusting at 1 month postoperatively. At 3 months post operatively all patients had healed completely as opposed to only 72% with surgical turbinectomy.

Conclusion: Endoscopic turbinoplasty is more effective than conventional surgical technique for inferior turbinate hypertrophy as it leads to less post-operative pain, reduced nasal crusting and earlier healing.