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Changes in Nasal Resistance and Quality of Life After Endoscopic Microdebrider-Assisted Inferior Turbinoplasty in Patients With Perennial Allergic Rhinitis

Tsung-Wei Huang, MD; Po-Wen Cheng, MD

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2006;132:990-993.

Objective  To assess objective and subjective outcomes in patients with perennial allergic rhinitis who had undergone endoscopic microdebrider-assisted inferior turbinoplasty.

Design  Prospective study.

Setting  Tertiary referral center.

Patients  Fifty patients with perennial allergic rhinitis who had substantial mucosal hypertrophy of the inferior turbinates and who underwent endoscopic microdebrider-assisted inferior turbinoplasty with follow-up 1 year after surgery.

Intervention  A newly designed microdebrider blade incorporated with an elevator was used to perform this procedure in the clinical setting with the patient under local anesthesia and with 30° endoscopic guidance.

Main Outcome Measures  Both objective outcome evaluated by total nasal resistance at anterior rhinomanometry and subjective outcome assessed with the Rhinoconjunctivitis Quality of Life Questionnaire were analyzed before and 1 year after surgery.

Results  The median total nasal resistance in 50 patients decreased from 0.45 Pa/cm3 per second preoperatively to 0.28 Pa/cm3 per second 1 year postoperatively, a statistically significant difference (P<.001). Compared with preoperative scores, the postoperative scores of these patients significantly improved in both 7 separate domain scores and overall Rhinoconjunctivitis Quality of Life Questionnaire scores (P<.005).

Conclusion  Our results suggest that endoscopic microdebrider-assisted inferior turbinoplasty is effective for decreasing nasal resistance and improving quality of life in patients with perennial allergic rhinitis who have substantial nasal congestion.


Author Affiliations: Department of Otolaryngology, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.







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