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The effect of allergic rhinitis on nasal septal body size

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https://doi.org/10.2399/jmu.2014002004
San, T., Gürkan, E., Erdoğan, B., & Taşel, B. (2014). The effect of allergic rhinitis on nasal septal body size. ENT Updates, 4(2). https://doi.org/10.2399/jmu.2014002004
Volume 4 Issue 2 (2014)
Copyright (c) 2014 Turhan San, Emre Gürkan, Barış Erdoğan, Bülent Taşel
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Authors

  • Turhan San
    Department of Otolaryngology, Medeniyet University Göztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
  • Emre Gürkan Department of Otolaryngology, Haydarpaşa Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
  • Barış Erdoğan Department of Otolaryngology, Bolvadin Government Hospital. Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
  • Bülent Taşel Department of Radiology, Medeniyet University Göztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

Objective: To determine whether there is any radiologically detected effect of allergic rhinitis on nasal septal body (NSB) size.

Methods: Forty patients previously diagnosed with allergic rhinitis, and randomly selected thirty controls without allergic rhinitis were included in this study. Measurements of NSB size were performed in coronal plane paranasal sinus CT. Patients who had undergone nasal surgery, those with nasal polyposis, patients still using topical nasal spray, oral antihistamines, oral steroids and oral leukotrienes were excluded from the study.

Results: The average width of NSB was found 11.2 mm in patients with allergic rhinitis and 10.74 mm in patients without allergic. There was no significant difference between patients with and without allergic rhinitis in terms of NSB size on coronal plane paranasal sinus CT examination.

Conclusion: Our results did not support the findings of previous studies. However, further randomized, prospective, controlled trials on larger series are necessary for making more precise interpretations.

Keywords:

Allergic rhinitis nasal septum nasal septal body nasal obstruction computed tomography