Partial resection of middle turbinate

Middle turbinate hypertrophy (mucosal or bone) or polypoid changes affect respiratory, olfactory and sinus drainage. Treating diseases: nasal polyps Indication Middle turbinate hypertrophy (mucosal or bone) or polypoid changes affect respiratory, olfactory and sinus drainage. Contraindications Excision of the inferior turbinate should not be excessive, so as to avoid the nasal cavity is too wide, forming atrophic rhinitis, causing nasal scarring, stinky, and increasing patient suffering. If the ventilation is still not smooth after healing, reoperation may be considered. Preoperative preparation Trim the nose hair and clean the nose. The lower turbinate mucosa of the lesion was sprayed with 1% ephedrine, and the surgical method was determined according to the degree of mucosal contraction. Surgical procedure 1. For the middle turbinate mucosa hypertrophy, generally use the method of cutting the rear cuff first. Use the turbinate to cut the middle part of the middle turbinate mucosa, and then use the nasal polyp snare to cover the front or back of the hypertrophic middle turbinate, tighten the wire to remove most of the middle turbinate. 2. When there is a middle turbinate bone hyperplasia, the thick bone can be cut by nasal scissors, or the middle turbinate bone can be removed by a nose bite tongs and then fractured. Post-operative wounds can be covered with gelatin sponges, or with Vaseline gauze or iodoform gauze.