PMID- 10889485
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20000807
LR  - 20041117
IS  - 0194-5998 (Print)
IS  - 0194-5998 (Linking)
VI  - 123
IP  - 1 Pt 1
DP  - 2000 Jul
TI  - Middle turbinate medialization and preservation in endoscopic sinus surgery.
PG  - 76-80
AB  - OBJECTIVE/HYPOTHESIS: Lateral synechia formation between the middle turbinate 
      (MT) and the lateral nasal wall is the most common complication of endoscopic 
      sinus surgery. In an attempt to prevent this complication, a simple technique to 
      preserve and medialize the MT was studied. METHODS: Five hundred patients 
      underwent endoscopic sinus surgery with MT medialization and preservation. The 
      caudal end of the MT and the opposing septal mucosa were abraded with a 
      microdebrider for controlled synechia formation in an attempt to avoid 
      lateralization of the MT. Follow-up ranged from 6 to 18 months, with a mean 
      follow-up of 10 months. RESULTS: Ninety-three percent of the patients had 
      successful MT medialization with a well-defined synechia between the septum and 
      the MT. CONCLUSIONS: MT medialization with a microdebrider is simple, is 
      reliable, and should be considered an alternative to turbinate resection or to 
      other turbinate medialization techniques.
FAU - Friedman, M
AU  - Friedman M
AD  - Department of Otolaryngology and Bronchoesophagology, Rush-Presbyterian-Saint 
      Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612-3833, USA.
FAU - Landsberg, R
AU  - Landsberg R
FAU - Tanyeri, H
AU  - Tanyeri H
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - England
TA  - Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
JT  - Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of 
      Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
JID - 8508176
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Chronic Disease
MH  - *Endoscopy
MH  - Follow-Up Studies
MH  - Humans
MH  - Nasal Polyps/*surgery
MH  - Postoperative Complications/*prevention & control
MH  - Sinusitis/*surgery
MH  - Treatment Outcome
MH  - Turbinates/*surgery
EDAT- 2000/07/13 11:00
MHDA- 2000/08/12 11:00
CRDT- 2000/07/13 11:00
PHST- 2000/07/13 11:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2000/08/12 11:00 [medline]
PHST- 2000/07/13 11:00 [entrez]
AID - S0194-5998(00)99646-3 [pii]
AID - 10.1067/mhn.2000.105921 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2000 Jul;123(1 Pt 1):76-80. doi: 
      10.1067/mhn.2000.105921.