Abstract
Objective: Compare the microdebrider assisted partial inferior turbinectomy with the conventional turbinectomy in patients with inferior turbinate hypertrophy.
Method: Sixty patients with nasal obstruction and bilateral hypertrophied inferior turbinates were included.The patients were randomly assigned to receive microdebrider partial turbinectomy (n = 30) or conventional surgical turbinectomy (n = 30). Main outcome measures: operative time, blood loss, subjective improvement of the patients symptoms, and postoperative complications.
Results: The 2 groups were comparable in age and sex. The operative time and operative blood loss were less in the microdebrider group (P < .001). Follow-up visit after 3 months revealed improvement in 93.3% of the patients in the microdebrider group vs 96.7% in the surgical group (P > .05). There was no difference in the incidence of postoperative complications between the 2 groups.
Conclusion: Partial turbinectomy with the microdebrider is as effective and safe as the conventional surgical turbinectomy with shorter operative time and minimal blood loss.
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