Inferior turbinate hypertrophy is
one of the commonest causes of nasal obstruction. Several surgical methods are
used for thereduction of inferior turbinate hypertrophy refractory to medical
management. This study compared KTP laser turbinate reduction andsurgical
turbinoplasty procedures.Materials and Methods This study was carried out in
JIPMER, Puducherry from November 2011 to March 2013. Patients attending ENTOPD
with inferior turbinate hypertrophy who were refractory to medical management
were selected.
They were randomized into twogroups.
Group 1 underwent KTP laser turbinate reduction Group 2 underwent Surgical
turbinoplasty.Total of 60 patients were selected for the study. Onepatient lost
to follow up. Hence 59 patients were considered for the study. Outof the 59
patients 29 underwent KTP
laser turbinate reduction and 30 underwent Surgical turbinoplasty. Both the
procedures were found tobe equally effective in terms of improvement of the
symptoms associated with inferior turbinate hypertrophy.
KTP laser turbinate reductionhad shorter
operation time compared to surgical turbinoplasty and were associated with no
serious intra operative or post operativecomplications.Both KTP laser turbinate
reduction and surgical turbinoplasty procedures are equally effective in the
treatment of inferior turbinate hypertrophy. Both the procedures are safe,
minimally invasive and well tolerated by the patients.
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