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ArticleEuropean archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery2018

Do turbinate reduction procedures restore epithelial integrity in patients with turbinate hypertrophy secondary to allergic rhinitis? A histopathological study.

Vijaya Kumar Lukka, Tripti Meriel Jacob, Visalakshi Jeyaseelan, Vedantam Rupa

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Article in European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Effectiveness of submucosal turbinoplasty in refractory obstructive rhinitis: a prospective comparative trial.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2022
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4 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Vijaya Kumar LukkaDepartment of ENT, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
Tripti Meriel JacobDepartment of Anatomy, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India. triptimj@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5136-7986
Visalakshi JeyaseelanDepartment of Biostatistics, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
Vedantam RupaDepartment of ENT, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
Christian Medical College, Vellore · IN

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Christian Medical College, Vellore IRB No. 9170
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeConsensus has not been reached regarding the optimal reduction procedure for inferior turbinate hypertrophy in allergic rhinitis and whether such procedures result in improvement in mucosal architecture.

methodsTwenty-nine patients aged 18-45 years (mean 26.8 years), with allergic rhinitis and inferior turbinate hypertrophy not responsive to medical therapy who underwent endoscopic submucosal diathermy (ESMD) (14 patients) or endoscopic submucosal resection (ESMR) (15 patients) with intraoperative and 3-6 months postoperative inferior turbinate biopsies, were included in the study. Epithelial and mucosal architecture was compared between the two groups.

resultsBoth groups showed a significant decrease in epithelial denudation (p < 0.001), reversal of basement membrane thickening (p < 0.001) and increase in density of cilia (p < 0.001). The degree of improvement in histological characteristics between ESMD and ESMR groups was not significant.

conclusionsSurgical intervention for inferior turbinate hypertrophy by both ESMD and ESMR results in significant restoration of nasal mucosal epithelium in patients with allergic rhinitis as early as 3-month postoperatively. There was, however, no significant difference in the histological changes between those who underwent ESMD and ESMR. CLINICAL TRIALS OF INDIA, REGISTRY NUMBER: CTRI/2015/01/005373.

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AdolescentAdultBiopsyDiathermyEndoscopyFemaleHumansHypertrophyMaleMiddle AgedNasal MucosaNasal ObstructionParanasal Sinus DiseasesRhinitis, AllergicTurbinatesYoung AdultEpithelial denudationFibrosisHistopathologyInferior turbinateSubmucosal diathermySubmucosal resection

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