| Surgery of the inferior and middle turbinates. | |
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PMID: 19328894 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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For over a century, surgical management of the inferior and middle turbinates has been an ongoing topic of discourse and disagreement. Treatment, either medical or surgical, of the inferior turbinate is required in cases of turbinate hypertrophy where the goals of therapy are to maximize the nasal airway, to preserve nasal mucosal function, and to minimize complications. Middle turbinate management, more controversial than inferior turbinate management, still lacks definitive consensus. This article reviews the anatomy, physiology, and pathology involving these two structures. Advantages, disadvantages, complications, and controversies surrounding the surgical management of the turbinates are discussed. |
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Authors:
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Leslie A Nurse; James A Duncavage |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Otolaryngologic clinics of North America Volume: 42 ISSN: 1557-8259 ISO Abbreviation: Otolaryngol. Clin. North Am. Publication Date: 2009 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-03-30 Completed Date: 2009-07-28 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0144042 Medline TA: Otolaryngol Clin North Am Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 295-309, ix Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Otolaryngology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 7209 Medical Center East, South Tower, Nashville, TN 37232-8605, USA. leslie.nurse@vanderbilt.edu |
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etiology Frontal Sinusitis / etiology Humans Hypertrophy Nasal Obstruction / surgery* Olfaction Disorders / etiology Postoperative Complications Rhinoplasty / methods* Turbinates / pathology, physiology, surgery* |
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