Surgical Outcomes of Bony Batten Grafting to Correct Caudal Septal Deviation in Septoplasty.

ABSTRACT:

Improtance

Correction of caudal septal deviation with a batten graft has been popularized recently. However, few reports have documented the surgical outcomes of this technique, especially the use of bony batten grafts in septoplasty.

Objective

To evaluate the surgical outcomes of bony batten grafting for the management of caudal septal deviation in endonasal septoplasty.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study evaluates the medical records of 141 patients with caudal septal deviation who underwent septoplasty using bony batten grafts from September 1, 2011, through February 29, 2016, at a tertiary referral hospital. Patients were divided into primary and secondary surgery groups. Patients were also divided into the septoplasty plus turbinate

SUBMITTER: Kim DY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5710480 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature