EVALUATION OF SUGICAL RESULTS OF SEPTOPLASTY COMBINED WITH PARTIALLY REMOVAL OF MIDDLE CONCHA BULLOSA

Abstract

Objective: To survey some results of septoplasty and combined cut partially outside concha bullosa. Patients and Method: The study having population of 36 patients who underwent septoplasty and remove concha bullosa and designed as an prospective, descriptive and interventional study. Results: 16-30 age group is mainly (47.2%). The reason most of them are headache (52.8%), and stuffiness (33.3%). Functional symptoms most common were headache (83.3%), followed by stuffiness (77.8%). Majority is malformed septum (80.6%). 42 concha bullosa on 36 patients including 16 patients only is the left concha bullosa, only 14 patients is the right concha bullosa and 6 patients is the both sides concha bullosa. Concha bullosa size of 1 is mainly, the right is 70% and left is 59.1%. There is a relationship between the level stuffiness and type of malformed septum. Concha bullosa greater is the more headache. The average treatment time is 7 days. 30.6% had complications in surgery. 5.6% had complications after surgery. Almost of patients improved symptoms, 97.2% after 3 months had not headache and stuffiness. The proportion of patients with better treatment was 80.6% and it is increase 91.7% after 3 months. Conclusions: Headache and stuffiness are 2 most common symptom in patients who have concha bullossa and malformed septum, this is also the main reason make patients go to hospital. 2 symptoms improved after septum surgery combined cut outside concha bullosa. Key words: malformed septum, concha bullosa, headache, stuffiness