Histomorphologic study of nasal turbinates after surgical treatment: A comparison of laser surgery and radiofrequency-induced thermotherapy effects in animals

Abstract

Histological features of the specimens taken from turbinates 8 days after the surgery included necrosis and ulceration, fibrin deposition in the mucosa, necrotizing sialometaplasia, as well as proliferation of the granulation tissue. Generally, the changes found in the turbinates treated by diode laser were more severe, with more intensive tissue damage and less prominent regenerative and reparative changes.

Inferior nasal turbinate wound healing after submucosal radiofrequency tissue ablation and monopolar electrocautery: Histologic study in a sheep model

“…RTA of the hyperplastic INT has been studied extensively and has demonstrated its efficacy in patients suffering from INT hypertrophy 2–5. However, there are only few reports describing the temporal course of the early phases of wound healing at the histology level after surgical reduction of the INT tissue using RTA and MEC, and fewer reports studying the wound‐healing phases at the histologic level in animals 6, 7. Due to the increased use of RTA and MEC in daily practice, more data about their mechanisms of action are mandatory.…”

Palatal Ttiffening via Transoral, Retrograde Interstitial Laser Coagulation

“…As total energy deliverance for each modality is lacking it is hard to apply equal comparison. 6 Patient satisfaction was high as their oral and pharyngeal pain was minimal and did not interfere with oral intake. Surgical time was short and done under local anesthesia in the office enabling quick recovery.…”

A Comparative Study of Radiofrequency Assisted Versus Microdebrider Assisted Turbinoplasty in Cases of Inferior Turbinate Hypertrophy

“…Inferior turbinate hypertrophy is a frequent cause of nasal airway obstruction in children and adults [8,[15][16][17]. The management of chronic nasal obstruction caused by inferior turbinate hypertrophy is far challenging [16].…”

“…Generally, surgery indicated only after failure of medical management to address enlarged inferior turbinates. The multitude of approaches available proves that no 'gold standard' method has been established so far [17]. As inferior turbinate enlargement may be due to either mucosal or osseous hypertrophy, an understanding of which component contributes to turbinate enlargement would assist the surgeon in deciding which surgical technique to utilize [16].…”