RESUMO
AIM OF THE STUDY: to estimate the influence of the defects and deformities in the intranasal septum on the main functions of the nose and therefore on the state of the upper respiratory tract and the ears. METHODS: A total of 180 patients suffering deformation of the nasal septum were available for the examination. The study included the evaluation of breath characteristics, excretory and inspiratory functions of the nose compared with control with the use of the conventional methods including rhinometry. RESULTS: The patients presenting with the defects and deformities in the intranasal septum were found to have nasal breathing problems, impaired sense of smell, disturbances of the excretory, inspiratory, air-transporting, and air-heating functions of the nose. Comparative analysis of laryngeal, pharyngeal, tracheal, bronchial, and pulmonary disorders has demonstrated the significant differences in the frequency and duration of these diseases and in the efficacy of their treatment between the patients of the study and control groups. It is concluded that the early recovery of nasal functions, in the first place the respiratory one, is an important precondition for the efficacious prevention of various catarrhal and other laryngeal diseases of the larynx, pharynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs, and ears.
Assuntos
Septo Nasal , Deformidades Adquiridas Nasais , Transtornos do Olfato/prevenção & controle , Otorrinolaringopatias/prevenção & controle , Sistema Respiratório/fisiopatologia , Rinomanometria/métodos , Adulto , Intervenção Médica Precoce/métodos , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Septo Nasal/patologia , Septo Nasal/fisiopatologia , Deformidades Adquiridas Nasais/complicações , Deformidades Adquiridas Nasais/diagnóstico , Deformidades Adquiridas Nasais/patologia , Deformidades Adquiridas Nasais/fisiopatologia , Transtornos do Olfato/etiologia , Transtornos do Olfato/fisiopatologia , Otorrinolaringopatias/diagnóstico , Otorrinolaringopatias/etiologia , Otorrinolaringopatias/fisiopatologia , Respiração , Sistema Respiratório/patologia , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
The authors describe the application of a hemostatic glue between the mucoperichondrial layers for the prevention of development of nasal septum hematoma and other possible complications of septoplasty. Analysis of the efficiency of the treatment of 30 patients by septoplasty with intraoperative application of the hemostatic glue has demonstrated the possibility of its use during surgery on the nasal septum.