Nasal septal distortion of endogenous genesis as a manifestation of human morphofunctional asymmetry
Iunusov, A.S.
Vestnik Otorinolaringologii 2000(5): 30-31
2000
ISSN/ISBN: 0042-4668 PMID: 11051853 Document Number: 523837
By analyzing the data available in the literature and his own findings, the author forwards a hypothesis on the endogenous etiology of nasal septal distorsions as a result of human morphofunctional asymmetry. Asymmetries are more pronounced in males and right-handed individuals than in females and left-handed ones. Due to this fact, nasal septal distorsions are more common in males and with their convex part deviate to the left nasal cavity. Emphasis is laid on the necessity of using a sparing approach to removing the nasal septal cartilage during surgical interventions.