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Hindi Commentary, J Otol Rhinol Vol: 3 Issue: 3
Does the Method of Inferior Turbinate Surgery Affect the Development of Empty Nose Syndrome?
| Steven M. Houser* | |
| Department of Otolaryngology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland,USA | |
| Corresponding author : Steven M. Houser 2500 MetroHealth Dr., MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland OH 44109, USA Tel: 2167788890; Fax: 2167787868 E-mail: shouser@metrohealth.org |
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| Received: December 22, 2013 Accepted: February 01, 2014 Published: February 01, 2014 | |
| Citation: Houser SM (2014) Does the Method of Inferior Turbinate Surgery Affect the Development of Empty Nose Syndrome?. J Otol Rhinol 3:3. doi:10.4172/2324-8785.1000159 |
Abstract
Does the Method of Inferior Turbinate Surgery Affect the Development of Empty Nose Syndrome?
Empty Nose Syndrome (ENS) is a poorly understood iatrogenic syndrome that may follow surgery involving turbinate reduction. In the author’s experience, procedures which spare the mucosa are less likely to create ENS. Mucosal damage, rather than the sheer volume of tissue loss, appears to be of critical importance in ENS. Turbinate reduction is often appropriate therapy, but conservative mucosal sparing techniques should be employed.
