Septoplasty is a commonly performed surgical procedure aimed at relieving nasal airway obstruction. The advent of the nasal endoscopes facilitates accurate identification of the pathology. Further limited elevation of the flap, minimal resection and realignment are possible. The present study was conducted for comparison between septoplasty done by the conventional technique and the endoscopic ...

BACKGROUND Nasal sensation of airflow describes the perception of the passage of air through the nose. Nasal obstruction can be assessed using subjective techniques (symptom scores and visual analogue scales [VAS]) and objective techniques (anterior rhinomanometry [RMN], acoustic rhinometry [AR], and peak nasal inspiratory flow [PNIF]). Few studies have evaluated the correlation between these t...

purpose:  to determine the safety and efficacy of mitomycin-c injection into the lacrimal duct for treatment of partial nasolacrimal duct obstruction in adults. method: this is a before-after clinical trial performed on 20 patients with partial primary acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction. we injected 1.5 ml of mitomycin-c 0.2 mg/ml into the lacrimal duct and repeated it with concentration of...

introduction: nasal teeth eruption is a rare phenomenon. the variability of symptoms and generic history makes the diagnosis difficult. this difficulty is more challenging when the tooth is placed in the depth of septum.   case report: our case is an example of this problem. herein, we present a case of intraseptal tooth with nasal obstruction and septal deviation and recurrent sinusitis. we pr...

A 62-year-old man presented with bilateral nasal obstruction and recurrent epistaxis episodes. Physical examination revealed normal body temperature and free cervical lymph nodes areas. Nasal endoscopy found a congestive nasal mucosa associated to bilateral inferior turbinate hypertrophy with a granular aspect of the right inferior turbinate. The biological examination showed lymphopenia, infla...