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What Is the Ideal Packing and Ointment after Nasal Surgery?

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Nasal packing is an essential component of ENT surgery. Following many different surgical procedures on the nose, e.g. rhinoplasty, septoplasty, turbinate minimization or cautery, nasal packing plays a key role in preventing haemorrhage or crust formation and, on occasion, helps secure flaps or grafts in the correct alignment. The range of products composed of various materials and marketed for use as packing has been steadily growing. Nasal packing materials need to (1) promote haemostasis following nosebleeds or an operation; (2) offer structural support to cartilage or bone, the conchae or other soft tissues (such as to an advancement flap); and (3) stop adhesions forming or stenosis developing, particularly after sinus procedures. This kind of pack needs to remain in place for a more extensive period. Struts and some materials offer particular benefit in these uses. In this chapter, ideal packing and ointment after nasal surgery are presented.

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  1. Medical Faculty, ENT Department, Istanbul Yeni Yüzyıl University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Ali Seyed Resuli

  2. Medical Faculty, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey

    Cemal Cingi

  3. UCLA Department of Head and Neck Surgery Rhinology and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery, Santa Monica, USA

    Jivianne T. Lee

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey

    Cemal Cingi

  2. Otolaryngology Department, Kırıkkale University, Faculty Medicine, Kirikkale, Turkey

    Nuray Bayar Muluk

  3. Royal National ENT Hospital, London, UK

    Glenis K Scadding

  4. Croatian Academy of Medical Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia

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Resuli, A.S., Cingi, C., Lee, J.T. (2021). What Is the Ideal Packing and Ointment after Nasal Surgery?. In: Cingi, C., Bayar Muluk, N., Scadding, G.K., Mladina, R. (eds) Challenges in Rhinology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50899-9_29

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