The impact of lateral rhinotomy on nasal airway / 临床耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:In order to ascertain the lateral operation and medial maxillectomy affect on nasal airway.Method:Report 16 cases of nasal cavity or nasal sinus neoplasm who were therapied by lateral rhinotomy and medial maxillectomy.They were observed by acoustic rhinometer (AR) and CT examination in 1～2.5 years after the surgery. Result:The feeling of nasal obstruct were disappeared in 3 months after the surgery. The nasal airway resistance(NAR) of the ill nasal cavity was markedly decreased after the surgery, and the total NAR were decreasing unmarkably. The mucous proliferation was notable only in the first year after surgery, and especially on remains of the inferior turbinate or extra wall of nasal cavity.Conclusion:Lateral rhinotomy operation and medial maxillectomy have less impact on nasal airway and the functions.