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Reopening of the closed nostril in atrophic rhinitis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Arun K. Gadre*
Affiliation:
Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Bombay.
Renuka Savant
Affiliation:
Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Bombay.
K. C. Gadre
Affiliation:
Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Bombay.
K. B. Bhargava
Affiliation:
Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Bombay.
R. V. Juvekar
Affiliation:
Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Bombay.
*
Arun K. Gadre, ‘Shobhana’, 51 Sion West, Bombay-400 022, India.

Summary

Closure of the nostril in atrophic rhinitis is a simple operation. Opening the obturated nose by excising the obturator membrane very often causes stenosis. A new and effective method for opening the nostrils, by meant of flaps, is suggested.

Type
Main Articles
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1988

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