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Turkish Archives of Otolaryngology 2001; 39(1): 25-29 Abstract |
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Effects
of Three Different Nasal Packing Materials on Postoperative Nasal
Mucociliary Clearence after Septoplasty
Septoplastide Kullanılan
Üç Farklı Nazal Tamponun Postoperatif Nazal Mukosiliyr Klirens Üzerine
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| *Gölcük Government Hospital and **Kartal Lütfi Kırdar Training and Research Hospital, Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Clinics, Kocaeli and Istanbul, Turkey |
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| Septoplasty, mucociliary clearence, extraphore, Merocell® splint |
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Objectives:
To evaluate effect of three different nasal packings on postoperative
nasal mucociliary clearence after septoplasty using sintigraphic
studies.
Patients: The study included 24 patients in whom septoplasty was performed. Materials and Methods: Patients that performed septoplasty were classified in three groups. Three different nasal packing material were applied postoperatively (extraphore nasal packing, Merocell®, silicone nasal splint). Effects of these materials on mucociliary clearence were evaluated by performing sintigraphic studies wit Tc99m, pre and postoperatively. Results: Postoperative mucociliary clearence times were 10.12 +/- 2.58 minutes in extraphore nasal packing group, 8.62 +/- 2.66 minutes in Merocell® group and 8.12 +/- 2.58 minutes in silicone nasal splint group. Conclusion: Merocell® and silicone nasal splints were found to be more beneficial than extraphore nasal packing on nasal mucociliary clearence. |
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Correspondence: |
Ozan Seymen Sezen, MD Altayçeşme Mah. Kayalarkent Sitesi F-Blok No: 9 Maltepe 81300 İstanbul - Türkiye, Phone: (0216) 442 43 18 e-mail: ozansezen@yahoo.com
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Türk Otolarengoloji Arşivi / Turkish Archives of Otolaryngology |
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Copyright © 2002-2005 by the Turkish Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery Foundation. |
