ABSTRACT
Objective: to analyze the efficacy of sub mucous resection of inferior turbinate for symptomatic relief of nasal obstruction
Material and Methods: sixty [60] patients were included in the study that had inferiorturbinal hypertrophy. All the patients had history offailed medical treatment. Follow up was carried out for one year for bleeding, synechie formation, nasal crusting and nasal obstruction
Results: submucusResection of hypertrophied symptomatic inferior turbinate is an effective surgical procedure with minimal intraoperative and post-operative complications and significant improvement in nasal patency
Conclusion: sub mucous resection of the hypertrophied symptomatic inferior turbinate is a very good surgical opetion for its turbinal reduction. Bleeding per-operative and post-operative is less in amount. Due to reduced chances of bone exposure bone necrosis, crusting and foul odour are minimal. As mucosa I injury is not produced neither during surgery nor during packing, so minimal chances of adhesion formation. Removal of erectile submucosal tissue is precise and under direct vision so good satisfactory nasal airway patency. We recommend use of microdebrider assisted turbinoplasty for relief of nasal obstruction due to hypertrophic inferior turbinate