Effects of sphenoid surgery on nasal irrigation delivery.

Jessica W GraysonMarina CavadaEugene H WongBenjamin LienMarin DuvnjakRaewyn CampbellLarry KalishRaymond SacksRichard John Harvey

Published in: International forum of allergy & rhinology (2019)

Increasing sphenoid ostial size improves nasal irrigation penetration. We propose that greater sphenoid sinusectomy size allows for improved lavage and irrigation penetration. Complete removal of the anterior face appears to mitigate pooling of irrigation.

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