ArticleActa otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale2018
Septoplasty: is it possible to identify potential "predictors" of surgical success?
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- Septoplasty Versus Non-Surgical Treatment for Deviated Nasal Septum: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Evaluation of Nasal Obstruction Following Septoturbinoplasty Using the VAS and NOSE Scale.Iranian journal of otorhinolaryngology · 2024Article
- Improvement in Nasal Obstruction and Quality of Life after Nasal Septoplasty with Turbinoplasty: A Pre- and Post-study.International archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2023Article
- A comparison of men and women undergoing septoplasty-the Swedish national septoplasty register.Frontiers in surgery · 2023Article
- Why Does General QoL Tend to Worsen Over Time Following Septoplasty Even in the Absence of Worsening Nasal Symptoms?Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2022Article
- A clinical and histopathological comparison of saline, adrenaline and 2-mercaptoethanesulfonate (MESNA) in mucoperichondrial elevation: which is superior?Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale · 2021Article
- The Impact of Olfactory Dysfunction on the Psychological Status and Quality of Life of Patients with Nasal Obstruction and Septal Deviation.International archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2020Article
- A prediction modeling based on SNOT-22 score for endoscopic nasal septoplasty: a retrospective study.PeerJ · 2020Article
- Evaluation of nasal symptoms in septoplasty patients using SNOT-22.Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale · 2019Article
- Patient Perspectives on Removing Adult Tonsillectomy and Septoplasty from the Government Health Insurance Plan in a Publicly Funded Health Care System.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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Abstract
Septoplasty is one of the most frequent surgical procedures performed by otolaryngologists. Despite successful surgical correction, many patients are not satisfied with their outcomes. So far, in clinical practice there is no consensus of opinion about the reliability of objective measurements of nasal patency and the correlation between objective measurements and subjective nasal patency symptoms. This study aims to assess the reasons for patient dissatisfaction after septoplasty and optimise pre-operative diagnostic management to predict surgical outcomes. We analysed 494 patients undergoing septoplasties with turbinoplasty by subjective Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation questionnaire (NOSE) and objective active anterior rhinomanometric measurements before surgery and after 6 months. In our series, 17% had postoperative septal re-displacement; all patients had an anterior deviations at baseline. We found that the type of septal deviation, anterior vs posterior, was a significant predictor of postoperative functional improvement, whereas demographic characteristics as age, gender and smoke habit were not. Our data suggest that the anterior segment of the nasal septum was the most critical area for nasal airway resistance and more difficult to manage because it is likely to re-displace vs the posterior one and for this reason it represents a negative predictor of postoperative satisfaction.
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