Clinical benefits of surgical management of concha bullosa
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https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20173669Keywords:
Concha bullosa, Endoscopic turbinoplasty, Rhinogenic headacheAbstract
Background: Concha bullosa is a common anatomical variation in nasal cavity, responsible for headache, Rhinogenic origin is an important cause for headache wrongly managed now a day, which may be treated by medical or surgical intervention, proper diagnosis and patient’s selection is very important to achieve good results with surgery of CB. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and assess the clinical benefits outcome results of our endoscopic turbinoplasty technique for CB.
Methods: This study was done in SMHS GMC Srinagar for a period of one year and about 30 patients with mild/moderate DNS and associated CB with symptoms of facial pain, head ache, nasal obstruction, anosmia, recurrent rhinitis were selected for surgical management and symptoms assessment was done using VAS.
Results: The 30 patient group with 1: 1 male: female ratio predominatly in 3rd decade of life presented with nasal obstruction more on concha bullosa side, 26 with facial pain and 27 patients with head ache and nasal obstruction, anosmia/hyposmia in 20 and recurrent rhinitis in 26. There was statistical significant benefit on symptoms score in patients managed with endoscopic chonchoplasty.
Conclusions: The endoscopic turbinoplasty is safe and efficacious procedure for concha bullosa and is causuative factor for rhinogenic origin of headache and facial pain.
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