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Inferior turbinectomy for nasal obstruction review of 75 cases

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Conclusion

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    98% of the patients had improved airway after surgery.

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    All the patients with hyposmia had increased sensitivity to smell following surgery.

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    80% of the patients with asthma and hypertrophied inferior turbinates benefited considerably with surgery as they had marked reduction in the frequency of asthmatic attack.

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    In our study no cases of ozaena had been reported.

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    There were no complications except for 3% of patients with epistaxis and synechiae.

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    Patients with allergic symptoms had significant reduction in their sneezing attacks.

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    8% of the patients reported mild dryness of the nasal cavity after surgery.

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    8% of the patients also noticed not much improvement in their nasal discharge after surgery.

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Mathai, J. Inferior turbinectomy for nasal obstruction review of 75 cases. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 56, 23–26 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02968766

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