Complications following bilateral turbinectomy

Oburra, H.O.

East African Medical Journal 72(2): 101-102

1995


ISSN/ISBN: 0012-835X
PMID: 7796746
Document Number: 442297
Thirty four patients undergoing bilateral inferior turbinectomy for obstruction of the upper airway are prospectively reviewed. The indication for the operation was persistent nasal obstruction interfering with sleep and speech. Their ages ranged from seven years to 50 years. The most common post operative complications were synaechiae (15%), atrophic rhinitis (15%), persistent obstruction (12%) and abnormal nasal sensation (9%).

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