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- Title
Inferior Turbinate Surgery for Severe Allergic Rhinitis.
- Authors
Kojima, Yusuke; Tsuzuki, Kenzo; Oka, Hideki; Takebayashi, Hironori; Sakagami, Masafumi
- Abstract
Objective: Inferior turbinate surgery, an outpatient surgery, is used to treat severe allergic rhinitis that is unresponsive to medication. The purpose of this study was to determine the clinical effects of outpatient inferior turbinate surgery (OITS) on patients with severe allergic rhinitis. Method: Between January 2008 and December 2011, we performed OITS bilaterally under local anesthesia for 216 patients with severe allergic rhinitis. Two kinds of cautery device, high‐frequency electrocautery and argon plasma coagulation, were used. Nasal symptoms and intranasal findings were evaluated pre‐ and postoperatively at 3 months or more after OITS. Results: On average, scores for sneezing, nasal discharge, and nasal obstruction significantly improved from 1.3 to 0.8, from 1.7 to 1.1, and from 2.6 to 1.2 (P <. 001, n = 216), respectively. Overall, improvement of symptoms was found in 73% (157/216 patients) postoperatively. Congestion of inferior turbinates also improved in 74% (160/216 patients). Conclusion: These data indicate that the OITS had an effect on more than 70% of patients with severe allergic rhinitis.
- Publication
Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, 2012, Vol 145, Issue 2, pP249
- ISSN
0194-5998
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0194599812451426a397