Transnasal endoscopic submucous inferior turbinate resection in treatment of chronic hypertrophic rhinitis

Objective: To sum up the experience of submucous inferior turbinate resection by transnasal endoscopy for treatment of chronic hypertrophic rhinitis(HR).Methods: Twenty-five cases of HR were treated by transnasal endoscopic submucous inferior turbinate resection with the XPS-3000 surgery synthetic dynamic system and special-purpose tool bit(group A) and 22 cases were treated with the traditional partial inferior turbinectomy(group B).The amount of hemorrhage, time of surgery,nasal ventilation and mucosa recovery of the two groups were compared.Results: The amount of hemorrhage,time of surgery,nasal ventilation and mucosa recovery of group A were significantly lower and shorter than those of group B(P0.05).Followed up over three months,the response rates of group A and B were 92% and 86% respectively.Conclusion: Transnasal endoscopic submucous inferior turbinate resection is superior to traditional partial inferior turbinectomy in trauma and response for HR.