CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS OF COBLATION : ASSISTED INFERIOR TURBINOPLASTY

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  • Tani Teppei
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Shiga University of Medical Science
  • Seno Satoshi
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Shiga University of Medical Science
  • Hanamitsu Masakazu
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kohka Public Hospital
  • Shimizu Takeshi
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Shiga University of Medical Science

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  • コブレーションシステムによる下鼻甲介粘膜焼灼術の治療成績 : レーザー焼灼術との比較検討
  • コブレーション システム ニ ヨル カビ コウカイ ネンマク ショウシャクジュツ ノ チリョウ セイセキ レーザー ショウシャクジュツ トノ ヒカク ケントウ

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Background: Laser-assisted inferior turbinoplasty has become accepted as a common treatment for patients displaying allergic rhinitis with severe nasal obstruction. Coblation-assisted inferior turbinoplasty has recently been reported. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of coblation-assisted inferior turbinoplasty, compared with laser surgery. Methods: Between November 2004 and May 2007, a total of 29 patients were treated with coblation-assisted inferior turbinoplasty. We evaluated symptom scores at 1 month, 1 year and 2 years after surgery, compared with the results of Nd: YAG laser surgery. Results: At 1 month after surgery, improvement rates of symptom scores were good and similar between coblation- and laser-assisted surgery. At 1 year after surgery, improvement rates of laser surgery had significantly decreased. However, improvement rates of coblation surgery had not changed at 1 and 2 years (sneeze, 64%; nasal discharge, 71%; nasal obstruction, 79%) after surgery. Conclusion: Coblation-assisted inferior turbinoplasty appears effective for the treatment of patients with allergic rhinitis and nasal obstruction.

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