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Comparison of the long term efficacy of radiofrequency ablation and surgical turbinoplasty in inferior turbinate hypertrophy: a randomized clinical study
Abstract
Objective To compare the long term effectiveness of radiofrequency thermal ablation with that of surgical turbinoplasty, a prospective, randomized, blinded clinical study was conducted. Methods Eighty six patients suffering from nasal obstruction due to bilateral inferior turbinate hypertrophy were enrolled. Forty four patients were operated by radiofrequency ablation, while 42 underwent surgical turbinoplasty. The outcomes of both techniques were compared in terms of symptoms using visual analogue score (VAS) and endoscopic scores. Results A statistically significant difference in the VAS scores existed between the two groups by the 3rd month in terms of nasal obstruction (p=.0002) and headache (p=.0001), by the 6th month in terms of nasal secretions (p=.007), by the end of 1 year in terms of sneezing (p=.023) and no statistically significant difference even till the end of year with respect to hyposmia. Conclusions Radiofrequency thermal ablation is more effective than surgical turbinoplasty in terms of treating nasal obstruction and equally effective in terms of managing sneezing. Radiofrequency ablation has the advantage of being a day care procedure and minimal complications.
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- Authors
- Bakshi, S. S., Shankar Manoharan, K., & Gopalakrishnan, S.
- Affiliations
- Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute (IN)
- Department of ENT and Head & Neck Surgery, ESIC Hospital, Chennai, India
- Department of ENT and Head & Neck Surgery, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pondicherry, India;
- Corresponding author
- Bakshi, Satvinder Singh
- Venue
- Acta Oto-Laryngologica
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2017-03-23
- Volume
- 137
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 856-861
- ISSN
- 0001-6489 (ISSN-L)
- 1651-2251
- OpenAlex
- W2597787279
- Cited by
- 28
- References
- 17
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 2.24
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Acta Oto-Laryngologica (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Otorhinolaryngology › Sinusitis and nasal conditions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Immunology and Allergy › Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
- Keywords
- inferior turbinate hypertrophy, radiofrequency ablation, nasal obstruction, sneezing, hyposmia, long-term efficacy, outpatient surgery, minimally invasive surgery
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Ambulatory Surgical Procedures, Female, Hospitalization, Humans, Hypertrophy, Male, Postoperative Complications, Prospective Studies, Sneezing, Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures, Turbinates, Nasal Obstruction, Catheter Ablation, Visual Analog Scale
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