Excision of juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma through transpalatal approach

ABSTRACT

A retrospective study of 25 patients undergoing excision of nasopharyngeal angiofibroma was carried out from Jan. 1996 to April 1999. All patients were male with an age range between 13-22 years. Transpalatal route was used in all patients. In two patients with extension to infratemporal fossa and cheek, sublabial approach was combined with transpalatal route. All patients were evaluated post operatively for shortening of palate and hypernasality. The clinical presentation, radiological findings and post operative complications of transpalatal route are analysed