The Curative Effect Analysis of Radiofrequency Ablation in Treatment of Chronic Hypertrophic Rhinitis:Report of 82 Cases

Objective:To investigate the clinical efficacy of radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of chronic hypertrophic rhinitis.Methods:Eighty-two patients characterized by chronic rhinitis with hypertrophic inferior turbinates and drug refractory,were chosen to ablate 3～5 points per inferior turbinate with radiofrequency needle under the endoscopy,then reexaminated in 1 week,1 month,2 months and 3 months after surgery.Results:Seventy-eight patients had satisfactory effect with easy and smooth breathing;in two cases the symptom of nasal obstraction disappeared after the second therapy,and 2 patients with osteal hypertrophy in inferior turbinate,but cured by partial inferior turbinectomy.Conclusion:Radiofrequency ablation was a convenient method with satisfactory curative effect in treating chronic hypertrophic rhinitis.It was a new microtrauma technique in otorhinolaryngology,but still need to observe its longterm efficacy.