[The influence of nasal packing on the quality of life in the early postoperative period following septoplastic surgery]. / Vliianie tamponady nosa na kachestvo zhizni v rannem posleoperatsionnom periode posle septoplastiki.

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the influence of anterior nasal packing on the physical health condition and the quality of life of the patients in the early postoperative period following septoplastic surgery and to propose an alternative to the anterior nasal packing procedure. The study included 90 patients divided into three groups. Those of the first group underwent endoscopic septoplasty, the patients of the second group were managed by standard septoplastic surgery, and the patients of group 3 were given treatment with the use of modified septoplasty including the application of a fibrin sealant as an alternative to nasal tampons. It was shown that anterior nasal packing exerts the undesirable influence on the quality of life during the early postoperative period following septoplastic surgery whereas the use of the modified technique based on the application of a fibrin sealant as an alternative therapeutic modality significantly enhances the effectiveness of the treatment.

[Endoscopic technologies in maxillofacial surgery]. / Endoskopicheskie tekhnologii v cheliustno-litsevoi khirurgii.

Endoscopic operations in 107 patients with numerous maxillofacial diseases are analyzed. Endoscopic technologies were used in diseases of the maxillary sinus, temporomandibular joint, injuries to the facial nerve, and cysts of the jaws. New methods for surgical treatment of mandibular fractures, zygomatico-orbital complex, cysts of the jaws are proposed. The results of utilization of endoscopic technologies in maxillofacial surgery are analyzed and their high efficacy and good prospects are demonstrated.