Three Layer Interlocking: A Novel Technique for Repairing a Nasal Septum Perforation

KAYA E., CİNGİ C., Olgun Y., Soken H., PINARBAŞLI M. Ö.

ANNALS OF OTOLOGY RHINOLOGY AND LARYNGOLOGY, vol.124, no.3, pp.212-215, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 124 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1177/0003489414550859
  • Journal Name: ANNALS OF OTOLOGY RHINOLOGY AND LARYNGOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.212-215
  • Keywords: conchal cartilage, repair, septum perforation, INFERIOR TURBINATE FLAP, PREDICTIVE FACTORS, MUCOSAL FLAPS, MANAGEMENT, CARTILAGE, CLOSURE
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Many techniques to repair a septal perforation using local flaps with or without an interpositioning graft with various rates of success have been described. Our aim was to describe a new and relatively easy technique for repairing these perforations.