Patulous nasolacrimal duct with air reflux: a complication of submucosal diathermy of the inferior turbinate

Submucosal diathermy to the inferior turbinate is a widely practised procedure to improve the nasal airway when nasal obstruction is due to hypertrophy of the inferior turbinate. This paper reports a case of an unusual nasolacrimal complication following submucosal diathermy to the inferior turbinat...

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Published in:	Journal of laryngology and otology Vol. 132; no. 10; pp. 940 - 942
Main Authors:	Puttasiddaiah, P M, Whittet, C R, Shuttleworth, G N
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.10.2018
Subjects:	Adult Air Movements Bone Clinical Records Communication Diathermy - adverse effects Diathermy - methods Endoscopy Gangrene Humans Hypertrophy Hypertrophy - surgery Lacrimal gland and Nasolacrimal duct Male Nasal Obstruction - surgery Nasal Surgical Procedures - methods Nasolacrimal Duct - pathology Nasolacrimal Duct - surgery Nose Ostomy Respiratory tract Surgery Surgical techniques Treatment Outcome Turbinates - pathology Turbinates - surgery United Kingdom > UK Wales Nasolacrimal Duct Submucosal Diathermy Postoperative Complications Turbinate
ISSN:	0022-2151, 1748-5460, 1748-5460
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