Article

Middle turbinate medialization technique in functional endoscopic sinus surgery.

Divison of ENT Surgery, Lebanese University, Hazmieh.
The Journal of otolaryngology (impact factor: 0.5). 07/2000; 29(3):144-7. pp.144-7
Source: PubMed

ABSTRACT The middle turbinate is an important surgical landmark in functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS). Postoperatively, lateralization may obstruct the middle meatus, thereby increasing the risk of complications and recurrences. A new medialization technique using metallic clips between the head of the middle turbinate and the septum is described. The aim of this study is to evaluate the clip medialization technique applied in 56 cases of bilateral FESS. We think that this simple technique, with its low rate of complications, is an adequate and simple procedure for middle turbinate medialization. A good and accessible middle meatus was observed in 54 patients.

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Keywords

54 patients
 
accessible middle meatus
 
clip medialization technique
 
complications
 
functional endoscopic sinus surgery
 
low rate
 
metallic clips
 
middle meatus
 
middle turbinate
 
middle turbinate medialization
 
new medialization technique
 
recurrences
 
septum
 
simple procedure
 
surgical landmark
 

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