Repair of Nasal Septal Perforation Using Polycaprolactone Plate and Temporalis Fascia Graft

ABSTRACT

Trauma is the predominant cause of septal perforation resulting from surgical operation for nasal septum including submucosal resection. A 24-year-old female patient was diagnosed with nasal septal perforation after septoplasty. The patient manifested no specific symptoms except for occasional nasal bleeding, whistling and stuffy nose. Nasal septal perforation measuring 5×5 mm² in size was observed at the anterior portion of nasal septum. The present study involves the repair of nasal septal perforation employing a polycaprolactone (PCL) plate and temporalis fascia graft, and discusses the consequences of complete closure of perforation without complications.