Journal Reviews

The septum and breathing

9 September 2020 | | Rhinology / Sinus | Inferior turbinate hypertrophy, NOSE score, Septoplasty, Turbinoplasty, VAS score

The authors compared the improvement in nasal obstructive symptoms in two groups of patients. One group underwent septoplasty alone and the other septoplasty accompanied with compensatory turbinoplasty. They used the Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation (NOSE) [12] and visual analog scale...

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Tramadol soaked nasal packs for post-septoplasty analgesia

1 November 2019 | | Rhinology / Sinus | Lidocaine, Nasal packing, Postoperative pain, Septoplasty, Tramadol

Having had a septoplasty a number of years ago for the potential treatment of snoring, I was intrigued by this paper which compared the analgesic effect of tramadol-soaked and lignocaine-soaked nasal packs following septoplasty. In my practice, I have always...

Merocel vs Cutanplast Anal packing

1 September 2018 | | Absorbable, Biocompatible materials, Gelatin sponge, Nose, Pain, Polyvinyl acetate, Postoperative care, Septoplasty

This study compared two different nasal dressings after septoplasty. Seventy-six patients acted as their own controls by having one nostril packed with Merocel and one nostril somewhat improbably with Cutanplast Anal (gelatin sponge). It seems that the gelatin sponge was...

A new septoplasty technique

1 November 2014 | | Skull Base Surgery, Head and Neck | Deviation, High dorsal deviation, Nasal septum, Septoplasty, Wedge

This article describes a novel septoplasty technique to correct a cartilaginous deflection. Although it took a while to understand it as the operative photographs were not very helpful it is an interesting concept. The author excises an inferior strip and...