Is preoperative paranasal sinus computed tomography necessary for every patient undergoing septoplasty?

Gunbey E., Gunbey H. P., Uygun S., Karabulut H., Cingi C.

INTERNATIONAL FORUM OF ALLERGY & RHINOLOGY, vol.5, no.9, pp.839-845, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 5 Issue: 9
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1002/alr.21545
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL FORUM OF ALLERGY & RHINOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.839-845
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BackgroundThe aim of this study was to determine whether anterior rhinoscopy (AR), nasal endoscopy (NE) and paranasal sinus computed tomography (PNS CT) can predict other sinonasal obstructive pathologies in the setting of nasal septal deviation (NSD), and to evaluate the impact of preoperative PNS CT on the decision for a surgical procedure in patients with NSD.