¸ñÀû: To evaluate the outcomes of nasal septal perforation repair, focusing on
the surgical techniques, closure rates, symptom resolution, and
complications. ¹æ¹ý:A retrospective analysis was performed on data collected from 44
patients (25 men and 19 women; mean age, 32.0 years) who underwent nasal
septal perforation repair between 2017 and 2024 in Dr. Jin's premium
nose clinic. The mean follow-up duration was 46.2 months (range: 6-94).
Demographics, etiology, perforation size (longest diameter), symptoms,
surgical techniques, follow-up durations, and success rates were
analyzed. °á°ú:The perforations varied in size from 1 mm to 30 mm (15 small (<5 mm),
26 medium (5-20 mm), and 3 large (>20 mm), mean 8.4 mm). The symptoms
reported by patients included nasal obstruction, epistaxis, whistling,
and crusting in the order of appearance. Three patients had no
symptoms. The causes of perforation were iatrogenic in 34 patients
(77.3%), idiopathic in 9 (20.5%), and drug use (intranasal
corticosteroids) in 1 (2.2%).
For perforation repair, an open approach was used in 25 cases (56.8%)
and the endonasal approach in 19 (43.2%). Bilateral septal mucosal
closure was done in 26 cases (59.1%): bilateral advancement flaps in
19 cases, and a combination of an advancement flap and a rotational
flap in 7 cases. Unilateral mucosal closure was done in 14 patients
(31.8%): rotational flap in 7 cases and an advancement flap in 7. Four
patients (9.1%) had an interposition graft only without mucosal
closure.
Materials for interposition grafts were rib cartilage and rib
perichondrium in 11 patients (25%), septal cartilage in 10 (22.7%),
and conchal cartilage in 10 (22.7%), followed by temporalis fascia,
septal bone, and mastoid periosteum.
Surgeries performed in conjunction with septal perforation repair
included septoplasty in 35 patients (79.5%), rhinoplasty in 22 (50%),
and turbinoplasty in 13 (29%).
Complete closure of perforation was achieved in 38 (86.4%). The 6
failed cases had an average perforation size of 8.2 mm (range: 3-12)
before surgery, which was reduced to an average of 2.2 mm (range: 1-4)
after surgery. Among 6, 2 patients had revision surgery and ultimately
achieved closure (90.9%).
Symptom improvement was observed in 39 patients (37 in 38 success
cases and 2 in 6 failed cases, 88.6%). There were no complications
except for one patient who presented with postoperative epistaxis.
°á·Ð:Nasal septal perforation repair was successful in 90.9% of cases. We
could not find any significant factor contributing to failure of
closure. Symptom improvement was mostly achieved with perforation
closure and combined septoturbinoplasty. |