Modified extracorporeal septoplasty: prospective study

• Published in: Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology Vol. 90; no. 3; p. 101398
• Main Authors: Migliavacca, Raphaella de Oliveira, Lavinsky, Michelle, de Souza, Olívia Egger, Friedrich, Eduardo Priesnitz, Cionek, Otávio Augusto Gonçalves Dias, Subda, Leonardo Ferreira, Bernardi, Bárbara Luiza
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Elsevier España S.L.U 01-05-2024; Elsevier; Associação Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia Cérvico-Facial
• Subjects: Adult; Female; Humans; Keystone area; Male; Middle Aged; Modified extracorporeal septoplasty; Nasal obstruction; Nasal Obstruction - surgery; Nasal Septum - abnormalities; Nasal Septum - surgery; NOSE; Original; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; Patient Satisfaction; Prospective Studies; Quality of Life; Rhinoplasty - methods; ROE; Surveys and Questionnaires; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult; ROE; Nasal obstruction; Keystone area; Modified extracorporeal septoplasty; NOSE
• ISSN: 1808-8694; 1808-8686; 1808-8686
• DOI: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2024.101398

•Keystone preservation reduces the risk of destabilization of the nasal dorsum.•Modified extracorporeal septoplasty improved quality of life and aesthetics.•Low index of complications after Modified Extracorporeal Septoplasty.
This study aimed to evaluate quality-of-life and satisfaction outcomes in patients undergoing the MES using the Portuguese version of the Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation (NOSE-p) and Rhinoplasty Outcome Evaluation (ROE), and also to evaluate the frequency of possible complications of this technique.
We conducted a single-center prospective study with patients who had the indication for MES, from May 2016 to September 2020 at the Facial Plastic Surgery Clinic of Otolaryngology Department of the Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre. The primary outcome was the relative postoperative change in NOSE-p. Secondary outcome was the variation in ROE, a validated quality-of-life questionnaire for rhinoplasty patients.
Of the 31 patients submitted to extracorporeal septorhinoplasty who were evaluated, twenty-seven patients were included. Preoperative and postoperative NOSE-p scale scores were 65.2 ± 29.9 and 23.5 ± 26.7, respectively (mean differences of 42.04; [95% CI 27.35–56.73]; p <  0.0001). Pre and postoperative ROE scores were 38.3 ± 24.3 vs. 67.29 ± 29.7, respectively (mean differences of −29.02; [95% CI −40.5 to −17.5]; p =  0.0001). Residual septal deviation was verified in 2 patients (7.4%).
Most of the patients submitted to modified extracorporeal septoplasty had a significant improvement in quality of life scores of nasal obstruction, with good aesthetical outcomes and low indices of postoperative complications.
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