Background Septal perforation is an uncommon but very bothersome illness and treatment
is difficult particularly with large perforations. We wanted to establish the etiology and size of …

The authors described a technique for the surgical repair of anterior septal perforations of
medium size (up to 2 cm). This technique is based on two mucoperichondral …

Surgical closure of nasal septal perforations is one of the most challenging procedures in
nasal surgery. Defects greater than 2 cm are especially difficult to repair with the traditional …

• Twenty patients with nasal septal perforations were treated in a seven-year period by
closure with a combined flap and graft technique. Nineteen patients (95%) reported relief of …

Background Septal perforations consist in an anatomic defect of the mucosal, cartilaginous
and/or bone tissues of the nasal septum. A huge variety of approaches and techniques for …

Although nasoseptal perforations are uncommon—becoming even more so with early
diagnosis and treatment of nasal trauma along with continuing refinements in septal surgery …

Objective: Nasal septal perforation can cause troublesome symptoms. Surgical repair is
indicated in symptomatic patients. Many approaches and techniques have been described …

Septal perforation is an avoidable complication of septal surgery, but it can also occur
because of a variety of traumatic, iatrogenic, caustic, or inflammatory reasons. Symptoms …

Importance: Symptomatic septal perforations are often difficult to manage and can have a
significant impact on patient quality of life. Available surgical techniques for repair have …

Objective Being increasingly faced with the problem of pediatric nasal septal perforations,
we have found that the surgical management of nasal septal perforations in children is not …