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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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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 |
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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/). |
spellingShingle | Original Article 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?() |
title | Does the reduction of inferior turbinate affect lower airway functions?() |
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?() |
topic | Original Article |
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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