Efficacy of Submucosal Diathermy of Inferior Turbinate in Patients with Chronic Rhinosinusitis Undergoing Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery.

Vinoth Manimaran Divya Macherla Babu Somu Lakshmanan Thirunavukarasu Palanisamy

Published in: Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India (2023)

This study proves that FESS combined with SMD improves the postoperative clinical outcomes when compared with FESS without turbinate reduction. We conclude that SMD is a simple, mucosal preserving technique with almost no complications and can be safely done along with FESS to improve the outcomes .

Keyphrases

chronic rhinosinusitis
minimally invasive
patients undergoing
coronary artery bypass
risk factors
ultrasound guided
type diabetes
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome