Management of Postsurgical Empty Nose Syndrome - 03/10/19
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Résumé |
Empty nose syndrome (ENS) is a controversial condition associated with disruption of nasal airflow caused by excessive loss of turbinate tissue. ENS arises after total or near-total inferior turbinate resection. Patients present with intense fixation on the perception of nasal obstruction. Diagnostic tools to assess for empty nose syndrome include a validated patient questionnaire and the office cotton test. Treatment involves topical moisturization, behavioral/psychiatric assessment/treatment, and surgical reconstruction. Current data show promising long-term efficacy after surgical intervention. Postprocedural ENS is best prevented by minimizing inferior and middle turbinate tissue loss.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Empty nose syndrome, Atrophic rhinitis, Turbinate, Cotton test, ENS6Q, Nasal airway, Upper airway
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Disclosure Statement: M.J. Citardi serves as a consultant for Acclarent (Irvine, CA), Intersect ENT (Palo Alto, CA), Medical Metrics (Houston, TX), and Stryker (Kalamazoo, MI). W. Yao is a member of the Optinose (Yardley, PA) speaker’s bureau. J.V. Nayak is a consultant for Medtronic (Jacksonville, FL), Olympus America (Center Valley, PA), and Cook Medical (Bloomfield, IN). He is on the scientific advisory board of Hydravascular, Inc (Milpitas, CA).The rest of the authors have nothing to disclose. |
Vol 27 - N° 4
P. 465-475 - novembre 2019 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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