Gutiérrez MJÁ, Fajardo DG, Gutiérrez MLM

Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT

Objective: To evaluate controlled radiofrequency as a procedure to reduce the submucosal tissue volume of the inferior turbinate in chronic hyperthrophy.
Material and method: Prospective clinical study. Fourty-five patients with chronic nasal obstruction (more than 6 months) were analyzed and treated at the Medica Sur hospital, nasal obstruction was confirmed by self-assessment of symptoms pre- and postoperatively at 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 8th weeks, as well as by anterior rhinomanometry by mask.
Results: The disappearance of obstructive symptoms was observed in 85% of cases, 10% improved but were not cured, and the remaining 5% did not improve and required a second procedure.
Conclusions: Controlled radiofrequency is a method that allows accurate reduction of the turbinates’ size in the vast majority of cases and without the need for anterior packing. It also allows the preservation of function and avoids the presence of complications such as massive bleeding or synechiae.

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