Campos-Navarro LA, Tejedo-Cota GV

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ABSTRACT

A prospective cohort study was carried out to compare pre- and postoperatory hyposmias, evaluated by Nbutyl alcohol test in patients with rhinoseptal deformity who underwent septoplasty. Fifty-eight patients were included; all had pre- and postoperatory nasal olfactory test (between 30 and 47 postoperatory days). Pre and postoperatory patient results with and without preoperatory hyposmia were compared. A modification of Connecticut Chemosensory Clinical Research Center N-butyl alcohol test was used. At the preoperatory, fifty-eight patients were included, 36 with hyposmia and 22 patients without hyposmia. Incidence of hyposmia in patients with deviated septum was 47%. The mean rate of preoperatory and postoperatory hyposmia was 3.32 and 5.42, respectively. In patients with normal preoperatory olfactory sense, mean rate was 6.36, and 6.28 in the postoperatory. We concluded that patients with septum deviation who are candidates for surgical treatment present hyposmia, and there are great possibilities of improving their olfactory capacity after septoplasty. Patients with normal preoperatory olfactory sense have few possibilities of their olfaction being affected after surgery.

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