Bilateral Inferior Turbinates Hypertrophy
Conditions
Keywords
turbinectomy
Brief summary
The aim of the study is to compare endoscopic submucosal inferior turbinectomy to blunt turbinectomy in terms of subjective and objective parameters.
Detailed description
The two methods of nasal inferior turbinectomy are well popularized and in use for long periods of time. Endoscopic submucosal inferior turbinectomy is performed in our hospital and blunt turbinectomy is performed usually in privat clinics outside the hospital where there is no endoscopic equipment. We will examine both subjective (QOL questionaire) and objective parameters(rhinomanometry- a non invasive method to evaluate nasal airflow, saccharine test, nasal endoscopy) in our comparison of the outcome of these two methods.
Interventions
PROCEDUREbilateral nasal inferior turbinectomy
the operation is performed endonasally under general or local anesthesia, the inferior turbinates are resected and removed
PROCEDUREendoscopic submucosal resection of the inferior turbinates
surgery of the inferior turbinates- endonasally with endoscopic instruments and by performing submucosal resection of the nasal turbinates
Sponsors
Soroka University Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* all patients above 18 years
Exclusion criteria
* can not answer a written questionaire
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| quality of life | 1 year |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| rhinomanometry, saccharine test, nasal endoscopy | 1 year |
Contacts
Primary Contactnili segal, md
Backup Contactmoshe puterman, md
Outcome results
None listed