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Volume 7 Issue 5 (May, 2019)
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| Free inferior turbinate graft with bacterial cellulose graft for correction of septal perforation- A comparative study | |
| Priyanka, Pritesh Singla | |
Background: Septal perforation is a defect in the integrity of the nasal septum. The present study was conducted to compare free inferior turbinate graft with bacterial cellulose graft for correction of septal perforation in known population. Materials & Methods: The present study was conducted on 40 patients with septal perforation of both genders. Patients were divided into 2 groups of 20 each. Group I patients were treated with surgical closure of nasal septal perforation with use of free inferior turbinate graft with bacterial cellulose and group II patients underwent surgical closure of nasal septal perforation with use of free inferior turbinate graft only. Results: Epistaxis was present in 12 in group I and 10 in group II, smell disorder 5 in group I and 4 in group II, nasal obstruction 18 in group I and 16 in group II. The difference was non- significant (P> 0.05). In group I, healing was seen in 18 post-operatively, nasal obstruction decreased to 4, nasal crustation to 3, epistaxis to 12 and breathing sound to 3. In group II, healing was seen in 20 post-operatively, nasal obstructiuon decreased to 2, nasal crustation to 1, epistaxis to 1 and breathing sound to 2. Conclusion: Sepal perforation is not unknown phenomenon. Surgical closure of nasal septal perforation with use of free inferior turbinate graft with bacterial cellulose found to be better than surgical closure of nasal septal perforation with use of free inferior turbinate graft only. Received: 10 February, 2019 Revised: 25 March, 2019 Accepted: 27 March, 2019 Corresponding author: Dr. Priyanka, Medical Officer (Specialist), Civil Hospital, Bathinda, Punjab, India. |
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