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  • Title: A simple, single stage technique to harvest optimal ethmoid bone grafts for caudal septal deflections.
    Author: Yao WC, Bleier BS.
    Journal: Int Forum Allergy Rhinol; 2015 Jul; 5(7):622-5. PubMed ID: 25885185.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Curvature of the caudal septum is a challenging area to surgically address because it is a tip supporting structure. Several methods to straighten the caudal septal deviation have been described to date. One commonly described technique is the placement of a bony septal batten graft. However, the harvest and subsequent ex vivo shaping of the bone graft can be difficult and lead to fracture of the graft superstructure. Here we discuss a novel single stage endoscopic approach to harvest a preformed batten graft and apply it to correct a caudal septal curvature deformity. METHODS: Description of a novel endoscopic technique for the single stage harvest of a bone graft for the correction of a caudal septal deflection utilizing an open Jansen-Middleton septum forceps. RESULTS: We have successfully utilized this technique in 10 patients with a caudal septal curvature deformity with no complications. All patients had symptomatic improvement of nasal obstruction symptoms. CONCLUSION: The open Jansen-Middleton septum forceps allow for a reproducible, single stage, harvest of a bone graft from the perpendicular plate or vomer when addressing a caudal septal deformity using an endoscopic septoplasty approach.
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