Abstract
Background: Empty nose syndrome (ENS) describes symptomatology and radiographic findings after surgeries on turbinates. The treatment of ENS is still debatable.
Purpose: To analyse clinical outcomes of submucosal Medpor implantation for ENS.
Methods: A total of 18 patients underwent submucosal Medpor implantation from 2006 to 2011. We applied SNOT-22 (SinoNasal Outcome Test) for statistical survey of the patients' symptoms before and after surgery.
Results: Two patients were lost to follow up after the surgery. Most of the patients developed ENS-related symptoms gradually within 2 years to 16 years after the previous nasal surgery or treatment. The sites of submucosal implantation are mainly septum and nasal floor, unilaterally or bilaterally. There is a significant improvement of SNOT-22 pre-operatively to one year post-operatively.
Conclusions:The symptomatolgy remains the most important point when dealing with patients with ENS. Submucosal implantation of Medpor is a feasible surgical treatment to ENS. A positive cotton test is suggested for the surgical indication and planning.
Original language | American English |
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Pages (from-to) | 35-40 |
Journal | Rhinology |
Volume | 52 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2014 |
Keywords
- GROWTH
- HIGH-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE
- Medpor (R)
- cotton test
- empty nose syndrome
- paradoxical nasal obstruction
- submucosal implantation