Authors : Md. Ashraful Islam; Tareq Mohammad; Nazmul Hossain Chowdhury; Towsif Bin Mamoon; Farid Uddin Milki; ASM Lutfur Rahman
Volume/Issue : Volume 5 - 2020, Issue 7 - July
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DOI : 10.38124/IJISRT20JUL216
Objective:
Traditional surgeries for the deviated nasal septum
improves the nasal airway but recent development and
advancement of the knowledge about endoscope has
changed the treatment modality significantly.
Endoscopic approach under good Illumination and
magnification lessen the complication. This study is
done to see the advantages and limitations of endoscopic
septoplasty
Method:
Total 120 cases of symptomatic deviated nasal
septum, refractory to conservative medical treatment
were randomly selected on the basis of clinical
examination in a single institute. It was a prospective
study, performed to see the advantages and limitations
of endoscopic septoplasty. Informed written consent was
taken in all cases. All the patients underwent endoscopic
septoplasty under general anesthesia after proper
evaluation.
Results:
There was a slight male predominance. 13 year
child was the youngest patient and 58 was the oldest.
During endoscopic septoplasty a large number of
patients needed some additional surgery like, inferior
turbinoplasty in 27 (22.5%), functional endoscopic sinus
surgery in 11 patients (9.16%) etc. The complication
rate was minimum (4.16%). Patient’s satisfaction was
high. Though there were some limitations but we
observed so many advantages of this procedure.
Conclusion:
Though conventional Septoplasty is widely
practiced by most ENT surgeons till now, the
endoscopic approach can be considered as a better
alternative
Keywords : Advantages, Deviated Nasal Septum, Endoscopic Septoplasty