Comparison between lateral partial turbinectomy and conchoplasty for concha bullosa | ||
| The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine | ||
| Article 25, Volume 73, Issue 3, October 2018, Pages 6348-6353 PDF (471.8 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhm.2018.14087 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Atef Abd Allah Al Maraghy; Mohammed Abd Al Mon`em Yonis; Mohammed Ahmed Al Sharkawy* ; Alaa Gamal Eldeen Ebrahim Zewail | ||
| Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Al- Azhar University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: pneumatization of the middle turbinate is common anatomic variations of lateral nasal wall, whereas rare in the superior and the inferior turbinate. Objective: to compare the efficacy of conchoplasty to lateral partial turbinectomy in the treatment of concha bullosa. Patients and Methods: this study included randomly selected 40 patients, who attended the ENT clinic at Al-Hussein University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University during the period from June 2016 to November 2017.All patients have a symptomatic unilateral or bilateral concha bullosa. Patients were classified randomly into 2 groups; Group (1): 20 patients (50%) underwent lateral partial turbinectomy. Group (2): 20 patients (50%) underwent conchoplasty. Results: there was complete cure or significant reduction in severity of complaints in 15 patients (75%) who underwent LPT. In the conchoplasty group 17 patients (85%) were significantly symptoms free at the end of the follow up period. 1 case which underwent LPT developed post-operative epistaxis requiring intervention. There were no cases of epistaxis requiring intervention in the conchoplasty group. Other complications noted in the LPT group included synechiae formation in three cases (15%). Conclusion: as compared to lateral partial turbinectomy, conchoplasty is an equally effective surgery in the treatment of concha bullosa with lesser incidence of complications. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Concha bullosa; middle turbinate; conchoplasty; lateral partial turbinectomy | ||
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