Bilateral Cross-Over Flap Technique
Indications This surgical technique is conceived to repair medium-sized septal perforations, not larger than 2 cm in diameter. This technique can be only accomplished if remaining cartilage covered with mucosa…
OTOLARYNGOLOGY
Lateral Nasal Wall Flap
Indications Medium (1–2 cm) and/or large (> 2 cm) size nasal septal perforations Nasal septal perforation without osteocartilaginous support Rescue flap for nasal septal reperforation 12.2 Contraindications History of cauterization or…
Unilateral Mucosal Advancement Flap
Indications Almost all of size and shape of septal perforations. Patients do not have general inflammatory or vascular diseases. The margin of septal perforation is not under the state of…
Conservative Treatment
7.5 Symptom-Based Treatment 7 Conservative Treatment Arturo Cordero Castillo, Mauricio López-Chacón, Cristobal Langdon, Isam Alobid Summary The most common causes of nasal septal perforation (NSP) are traumatic, postsurgical procedure, inflammatory diseases,…
Information about MR and CT Contrast Agents
Information about MR and CT Contrast Agents Roland Bammer This short chapter is intended to provide an overview of some of the most common commercially available magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)…
Management of Frontal Sinus Fractures
Management of Frontal Sinus Fractures Paul J. Donald INTRODUCTION Fractures of the frontal sinus have become less common due to the introduction of the seat belt in modern automobiles. The…
