Effect of middle turbineplasty on endoscopic sinus surgery

[Object] To investigate the therapeutic effect of middle turbineplasty in the endoscopic sinus surgery. [Method] One hundred and seven patients (198 sides) with chronic sinusitis or/and nasal polyps were performed endoscopic sinus surgery, and while 102 sides middle turbinates were plastied. The technique was removed the lateral portion of middle turbine sagittally first, then performed turbineplasty. All patients were followed up for six months. [Result] The postoperative adhesion rate in the group middle turbinates plastied and kept were respectively 3.9% and 26.0%, and the curative effect was significantily different. [Conclusion] The middle turbineplasty is advantage of expanding operative field, avoiding postoperative adhension and maxillary sinus ostium closing, ameliorating respiration, shortening recovery time.