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Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1999;125:702-703.

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MANNING has presented a contemporary, unbiased review of the controversy surrounding the management of a young child with a severely deviated septum and airway obstruction. I concur with his view that nasal airway obstruction substantial enough to require septoplasty in a 3-year-old is a relatively rare occurrence. I would add that a young child with substantial upper airway obstruction who has a nasal septal deviation should be thoroughly examined for other potential sources of obstruction (ie, hypertrophied adenoids) prior to undergoing septoplasty.

Figure appears in full text version. Craig S. Derkay, MD

Rock and Brian¹ compared adults who had suffered nasal trauma during childhood with random controls and found significant differences between mean measurements for the 2 groups. Their results indicated aberrations in the growth of the midface and vertical components of facial development in the study group as a consequence of their injuries.

Goumas et al² reported on a small series of 4 children, whose . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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