Isam Alobid, Cristóbal Langdon, Mauricio López-Chacon, Joaquim Enseñat, Ricardo Carrau, Manuel Bernal-Sprekelsen, Alfonso Santamaría
OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: Endonasal surgeries are the primary cause of septal perforation (SP). However, trauma, inflammation, infections, neoplasms, or abuse of inhaled drugs can also cause SP. Septal repair is indicated in patients who experience nasal obstruction, crusting, intermittent epistaxis, purulent discharge, or nasal whistling and in those who fail conservative treatment. Multiple approaches have been suggested to repair the SP; however, none has been universally adopted. This study explores the feasibility of repairing a total SP using the pericranial flap (PCF)...
June 2018: Laryngoscope