Abstract:Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate possible relationship between surgical experience and septoplasty-related data and to determine the learning curve based on surgery duration. Patients and Methods: The first 60 septoplasty patients of four Ear, Nose and Throat residents who completed an 18-month residency training in our clinic between August 2015 and December 2017 were included in the study. A total of 240 patients (155 males, 85 females; mean age 32.8±10.6 years; range, 17 to 60 years) wer… Show more
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