A turbinectomy is a surgical procedure for partial or total removal of the - usually inferior - nasal concha, mainly to reduce the nasal airflow resistance.
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Indications
A turbinectomy is usually performed to relieve chronic nasal obstruction secondary to:
- inferior turbinate hypertrophy
- allergic rhinitis
- chronic non-allergic rhinitis
- nasal septal deviation
Surgical technique
Many procedures have been described 1,2:
- laser turbinectomy
- radiofrequency reduction
- cryoturbinectomy
- turbinoplasty
- partial inferior turbinectomy
Complications
Possible complications of a turbinectomy include 3:
- synechiae formation
- empty nose syndrome
- abnormal nasal sensation
- persistent obstruction
- atrophic rhinitis
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