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OTOLARYNGOLOGIC CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
Volume 42, Issue 2, Pages 295-+Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2009.01.009
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Turbinate; Middle; Inferior; Nasal cycle; Frontal ecess; Reduction; Resection; Concha bullosa; Paradoxical middle turbinate; Turbinectomy; Turbinoplasty
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For over a century, surgical management of the inferior and middle turbinates has been an ongoing topic of discourse and disagreement. Treatment, either medical or surgical, of the inferior turbinate is required in cases of turbinate hypertrophy where the goals of therapy are to maximize the nasal airway, to preserve nasal mucosal function, and to minimize complications. Middle turbinate management, more controversial than inferior turbinate management, still lacks definitive consensus. This article reviews the anatomy, physiology, and pathology involving these two structures. Advantages, disadvantages, complications, and controversies surrounding the surgical management of the turbinates are discussed.
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