Huerta-Delgado ÁD, Solís-Rodríguez JE, Labra-Herrera A, Haro-Valencia R

Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT

Background: Turbinectomy is an old surgical technique that is no longer used in most of the ENT departments, mainly due to reports about empty nose syndrome and transoperative bleeding. This leads us to use some other surgical procedures, most of them technology dependent.
Objective: To demonstrate that complications of turbinectomy are similar to those expected with newer techniques.
Material and method: A longitudinal, restrospective, observational and descriptive study was done reviewing the charts of 38 consecutive patients who underwent bilateral lower subtotal turbinectomy. We searched for complications of the technique, with following ranging from eight months to three years.
Results: 20 men and 18 women were included, their ages ranged from 23 to 67 years old. We found only one complication, a synechiae, which was corrected in the office.
Conclusion: Bilateral lower subtotal turbinectomy is a non technologydependent surgical procedure, which makes surgery cheaper while keeping similar efficacy and security when compared to other surgical techniques.

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