PMID- 22643953
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20121005
LR  - 20181201
IS  - 1945-8932 (Electronic)
IS  - 1945-8932 (Linking)
VI  - 26
IP  - 3
DP  - 2012 May-Jun
TI  - Inferior turbinate composite graft for repair of nasal septal perforation.
PG  - 237-42
LID - 10.2500/ajra.2012.26.3765 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: Repair of nasal septal perforations is one of the most challenging 
      procedures in nasal surgery. The aim of this prospective clinical study was to 
      determine the efficacy of using an inferior turbinate composite graft (ITCG) for 
      the repair of nasal septal perforation. METHODS: Between 2009 and 2011, 27 
      consecutive patients with nasal septal perforation underwent endoscopy-assisted, 
      endonasal septal perforation repair by using an ITCG alone or in combination with 
      bipedicled mucosal advancement flap. RESULTS: Complete closure of the perforation 
      was achieved in 24 of 27 (88.8%) patients, and incomplete closure was observed in 
      2 patients with medium-sized perforation and 1 patient with large perforation. 
      CONCLUSION: The ITCG technique provides three-layer repair of the defect under no 
      tension in closure of small perforations located anteriorly, posterior 
      perforations with mucosal atrophy, or previous unsuccessful surgical repair. In 
      graft-depleted revision rhinoplasty cases with small-sized septal perforations, 
      this technique provides a simple solution with autogenous grafts. In cases 
      involving larger perforations, the ITCG technique can easily be combined with 
      bipedicled flap and allows for more options to solve a challenging problem. 
      Current data from this prospective study suggest that this surgical technique may 
      be used in the repair of nasal septal perforation.
FAU - Tastan, Eren
AU  - Tastan E
AD  - Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ministry of Health Ankara Training and 
      Research Hospital, Turkey. dr.erentastan@gmail.com
FAU - Aydogan, Filiz
AU  - Aydogan F
FAU - Aydin, Emine
AU  - Aydin E
FAU - Can, Ilknur Haberal
AU  - Can IH
FAU - Demirci, Munir
AU  - Demirci M
FAU - Uzunkulaoglu, Hakki
AU  - Uzunkulaoglu H
FAU - Unlu, Ilhan
AU  - Unlu I
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - Am J Rhinol Allergy
JT  - American journal of rhinology & allergy
JID - 101490775
RN  - 0 (Composite Resins)
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Composite Resins
MH  - Feasibility Studies
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Nasal Septal Perforation/*surgery
MH  - Prospective Studies
MH  - *Rhinoplasty
MH  - Surgical Flaps/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Transplants/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Turbinates/*surgery
MH  - Young Adult
EDAT- 2012/05/31 06:00
MHDA- 2012/10/06 06:00
CRDT- 2012/05/31 06:00
PHST- 2012/05/31 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2012/05/31 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2012/10/06 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.2500/ajra.2012.26.3765 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2012 May-Jun;26(3):237-42. doi: 10.2500/ajra.2012.26.3765.