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Long-term effect of radiofrequency turbinoplasty in nasal obstruction

The aim of this retrospective study is to investigate long term (two years) effect of radiofrequency tissue volume reduction (RFVTR) on nasal obstruction associated with inferior turbinate hypertrophy, which is not respond to medical treatment. This retrospective study carried out on 98 patients wit...

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Autores principales: Akdag, Mehmet, Dasdag, Suleyman, Ozkurt, Fazil Emre, Celik, Mehmet Yusuf, Degirmenci, Aydin, Demir, Huseyin, Meric, Faruk
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Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4684047/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26740758
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13102818.2014.909083
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author Akdag, Mehmet
Dasdag, Suleyman
Ozkurt, Fazil Emre
Celik, Mehmet Yusuf
Degirmenci, Aydin
Demir, Huseyin
Meric, Faruk
author_facet Akdag, Mehmet
Dasdag, Suleyman
Ozkurt, Fazil Emre
Celik, Mehmet Yusuf
Degirmenci, Aydin
Demir, Huseyin
Meric, Faruk
author_sort Akdag, Mehmet
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description The aim of this retrospective study is to investigate long term (two years) effect of radiofrequency tissue volume reduction (RFVTR) on nasal obstruction associated with inferior turbinate hypertrophy, which is not respond to medical treatment. This retrospective study carried out on 98 patients with nasal obstruction treated by RFVTR (56 males, 42 females, from 17 to 70 years of age). Visual analogue scales (VAS) and nasal endoscopic view score (NES) were used for nasal obstruction to evaluate the efficacy of the treatment. Results of one, three, six, twelve and twenty four months after RFVTR treatment were compared with pre-exposure values. Turbinate edema and nasal obstruction in the treated patients were recovered after one month of treatment (p < 0.01). Maximum improvement were determined at the end of third month (p < 0.01). However, eficacy of RFVTR declined twelve months after treatment. Final percentage of imrovement was found as 51 % at the end of second year of treatment because of co-factors was not eliminated by some patients. On the other hand, no statistical significant difference was observed between the right and left nasal cavity (p < 0.001). In conclusion, the result of this study indicated that patients who have not eliminate co-factors such as smoking, obesity and allergic rhinitis may need re-application of RFTVR. However, further studies on radiofrequecy energy level and elimination of other co-factors are necessary to illuminate the eficacy of RFVTR.
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spelling pubmed-46840472016-01-04 Long-term effect of radiofrequency turbinoplasty in nasal obstruction Akdag, Mehmet Dasdag, Suleyman Ozkurt, Fazil Emre Celik, Mehmet Yusuf Degirmenci, Aydin Demir, Huseyin Meric, Faruk Biotechnol Biotechnol Equip Article; Medical Biotechnology The aim of this retrospective study is to investigate long term (two years) effect of radiofrequency tissue volume reduction (RFVTR) on nasal obstruction associated with inferior turbinate hypertrophy, which is not respond to medical treatment. This retrospective study carried out on 98 patients with nasal obstruction treated by RFVTR (56 males, 42 females, from 17 to 70 years of age). Visual analogue scales (VAS) and nasal endoscopic view score (NES) were used for nasal obstruction to evaluate the efficacy of the treatment. Results of one, three, six, twelve and twenty four months after RFVTR treatment were compared with pre-exposure values. Turbinate edema and nasal obstruction in the treated patients were recovered after one month of treatment (p < 0.01). Maximum improvement were determined at the end of third month (p < 0.01). However, eficacy of RFVTR declined twelve months after treatment. Final percentage of imrovement was found as 51 % at the end of second year of treatment because of co-factors was not eliminated by some patients. On the other hand, no statistical significant difference was observed between the right and left nasal cavity (p < 0.001). In conclusion, the result of this study indicated that patients who have not eliminate co-factors such as smoking, obesity and allergic rhinitis may need re-application of RFTVR. However, further studies on radiofrequecy energy level and elimination of other co-factors are necessary to illuminate the eficacy of RFVTR. Taylor & Francis 2014-03-04 2014-07-10 /pmc/articles/PMC4684047/ /pubmed/26740758 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13102818.2014.909083 Text en © 2014 The Author(s). Published by Taylor & Francis. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The moral rights of the named author(s) have been asserted.
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Dasdag, Suleyman
Ozkurt, Fazil Emre
Celik, Mehmet Yusuf
Degirmenci, Aydin
Demir, Huseyin
Meric, Faruk
Long-term effect of radiofrequency turbinoplasty in nasal obstruction
title Long-term effect of radiofrequency turbinoplasty in nasal obstruction
title_full Long-term effect of radiofrequency turbinoplasty in nasal obstruction
title_fullStr Long-term effect of radiofrequency turbinoplasty in nasal obstruction
title_full_unstemmed Long-term effect of radiofrequency turbinoplasty in nasal obstruction
title_short Long-term effect of radiofrequency turbinoplasty in nasal obstruction
title_sort long-term effect of radiofrequency turbinoplasty in nasal obstruction
topic Article; Medical Biotechnology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4684047/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26740758
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13102818.2014.909083
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