Nasal turbinates hypertrophy
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group: 34 patients with nasal obstruction and diagnosis of inferior turbinates hypertrophy who have failure of medical treatment will undergo inferior turbinates radiofrequency ablation u
Procedure/surgery
Q65.070
Sponsors
Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo
Eligibility
Age
12 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Nasal obstruction secondary to inferior turbinates hypertrophy. Patients older than 12 years. No satisfactory response to medical treatment with topic corticoesteroids and nasal saline irrigation for at least three months.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Obstructive nasal septum deviation (Cottle classification grade 2 or 3 or anterior deviation). Previous nasal surgery (except adenoidectomy). Intolerance to procedures performed under local anesthesia. Patients with multiple comorbidities, classified as ASA 3 or superior.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate clinical outcomes in patients who underwent radiofrequency ablation of inferior turbinates and patients who underwent bilateral partial inferior turbinectomy measured by questionnaire (Nose obstruction and septoplasty effectiveness scale - NOSE), visual analogue scale (VAS) and anterior rhinomanometry at 3, 6 and 12 months post-operative and compared with pre-operative values. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate post-operative complications related to radiofrequency ablation of inferior turbinates and bilateral partial inferior turbinectomy. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactMariana Sbrana
Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo
Outcome results
None listed