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Does the reduction of inferior turbinate affect lower airway functions?()

INTRODUCTION: Although the nose and lungs are separate organs, numerous studies have reported that the entire respiratory system can be considered as a single anatomical and functional unit. The upper and lower airways affect each other either directly or through reflex mechanisms. OBJECTIVE: In thi...

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Autores principales: Unsal, Ozlem, Ozkahraman, Mehtap, Ozkarafakili, Mufide Arzu, Akpinar, Meltem, Korkut, Arzu Yasemin, Kurt Dizdar, Senem, Uslu Coskun, Berna
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Publicado: Elsevier 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9442891/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29174644
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjorl.2017.10.007
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author Unsal, Ozlem
Ozkahraman, Mehtap
Ozkarafakili, Mufide Arzu
Akpinar, Meltem
Korkut, Arzu Yasemin
Kurt Dizdar, Senem
Uslu Coskun, Berna
author_facet Unsal, Ozlem
Ozkahraman, Mehtap
Ozkarafakili, Mufide Arzu
Akpinar, Meltem
Korkut, Arzu Yasemin
Kurt Dizdar, Senem
Uslu Coskun, Berna
author_sort Unsal, Ozlem
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description INTRODUCTION: Although the nose and lungs are separate organs, numerous studies have reported that the entire respiratory system can be considered as a single anatomical and functional unit. The upper and lower airways affect each other either directly or through reflex mechanisms. OBJECTIVE: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effects of the radiofrequency ablation of persistent inferior turbinate hypertrophy on nasal and pulmonary function. METHODS: Twenty-seven patients with bilateral persistent inferior turbinate hypertrophy without septal deviation were included in this study. All of the patients were evaluated using anterior rhinoscopy, nasal endoscopy, acoustic rhinometry, a visual analogue scale, and flow-sensitive spirometry on the day before and 4 months after the radiofrequency ablation procedure. RESULTS: The post-ablation measurements revealed that the inferior turbinate ablation caused an increase in the mean cross-sectional area and volume of the nose, as well as in the forced expiratory volume in 1 s, forced vital capacity, and peak expiratory flow of the patients. These differences between the pre- and post-ablation results were statistically significant. The post-ablation visual analogue scale scores were lower when compared with the pre-ablation scores, and this difference was also statistically significant. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrated that the widening of the nasal passage after the reduction of the inferior turbinate size had a favorable effect on the pulmonary function tests.
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spelling pubmed-94428912022-09-09 Does the reduction of inferior turbinate affect lower airway functions?() Unsal, Ozlem Ozkahraman, Mehtap Ozkarafakili, Mufide Arzu Akpinar, Meltem Korkut, Arzu Yasemin Kurt Dizdar, Senem Uslu Coskun, Berna Braz J Otorhinolaryngol Original Article INTRODUCTION: Although the nose and lungs are separate organs, numerous studies have reported that the entire respiratory system can be considered as a single anatomical and functional unit. The upper and lower airways affect each other either directly or through reflex mechanisms. OBJECTIVE: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effects of the radiofrequency ablation of persistent inferior turbinate hypertrophy on nasal and pulmonary function. METHODS: Twenty-seven patients with bilateral persistent inferior turbinate hypertrophy without septal deviation were included in this study. All of the patients were evaluated using anterior rhinoscopy, nasal endoscopy, acoustic rhinometry, a visual analogue scale, and flow-sensitive spirometry on the day before and 4 months after the radiofrequency ablation procedure. RESULTS: The post-ablation measurements revealed that the inferior turbinate ablation caused an increase in the mean cross-sectional area and volume of the nose, as well as in the forced expiratory volume in 1 s, forced vital capacity, and peak expiratory flow of the patients. These differences between the pre- and post-ablation results were statistically significant. The post-ablation visual analogue scale scores were lower when compared with the pre-ablation scores, and this difference was also statistically significant. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrated that the widening of the nasal passage after the reduction of the inferior turbinate size had a favorable effect on the pulmonary function tests. Elsevier 2017-11-06 /pmc/articles/PMC9442891/ /pubmed/29174644 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjorl.2017.10.007 Text en © 2017 Associação Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia Cérvico-Facial. Published by Elsevier Editora Ltda. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Unsal, Ozlem
Ozkahraman, Mehtap
Ozkarafakili, Mufide Arzu
Akpinar, Meltem
Korkut, Arzu Yasemin
Kurt Dizdar, Senem
Uslu Coskun, Berna
Does the reduction of inferior turbinate affect lower airway functions?()
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title_full Does the reduction of inferior turbinate affect lower airway functions?()
title_fullStr Does the reduction of inferior turbinate affect lower airway functions?()
title_full_unstemmed Does the reduction of inferior turbinate affect lower airway functions?()
title_short Does the reduction of inferior turbinate affect lower airway functions?()
title_sort does the reduction of inferior turbinate affect lower airway functions?()
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9442891/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29174644
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjorl.2017.10.007
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