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  • Title: [Surgery of the turbinates and "empty nose" syndrome].
    Author: Scheithauer MO.
    Journal: Laryngorhinootologie; 2010 May; 89 Suppl 1():S79-102. PubMed ID: 20352572.
    Abstract:
    Surgical therapy of the inferior and/or middle turbinate is indicated when conservative treatment options have failed. The wanted goal is a reduction of the soft tissue volume of the turbinates regarding the individual anatomic findings and simultaneously conserving as much mucosa as possible. As the turbinates serve as a functional entity within the nose they take care of climatisation, moistening and cleaning of the inhaled air. Thus a free nasal breathing means a decent quality of life as well. Regarding the multitude of different surgical techniques we confirm that no ideal standard technique for turbinate reduction has been developed so far. Moreover there is a lack of prospective and comparable long-term studies which makes it difficult to recommend evidence-based surgical techniques. However, the anterior turbinoplasty seems to fulfil the preconditions of limited tissue reduction and mucosa-preservation and therefore it is the method of choice today. Radical resection of the turbinates may lead to severe functional disturbances developing a secondary atrophic rhinitis. The "empty nose" syndrome is a specific entity within the secondary atrophic rhinitis where intranasal changes in airflow result in disturbed climatisation and also interferes with pulmonary function. Results deriving from an actual in vivo study of climatisation and airflow in "empty nose" patients are presented.
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