Toward tissue-engineering of nasal cartilages

L Lavernia, WE Brown, BJF Wong, JC Hu… - Acta biomaterialia, 2019 - Elsevier
Nasal cartilage pathologies are common; for example, up to 80% of people are afflicted by
deviated nasal septum conditions. Because cartilage provides the supportive framework of …

Evolution of the butterfly graft technique: 15‐year review of 500 cases with expanding indications

BE Howard, J Madison Clark - The Laryngoscope, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives/Hypothesis To describe the evolution of the butterfly graft technique for the
treatment of nasal valve compromise, with specific attention to technical developments …

The internal nasal valve: a validated grading system and operative guide

B Patel, JS Virk, PS Randhawa, PJ Andrews - European Archives of Oto …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose Nasal obstruction is a highly subjective and commonly reported symptom. The
internal nasal valve (INV) is the rate limiting step to nasal airflow. A static INV grading score …

Olfactory targeting of microparticles through inhalation and bi-directional airflow: effect of particle size and nasal anatomy

SB Yarragudi, H Kumar, R Jain, M Tawhai… - Journal of Aerosol …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Background: Targeting drugs to the olfactory region in the nasal cavity can bypass the
restrictive blood–brain barrier and enhance their direct delivery to the brain. However …

Comparison of airflow between spreader grafts and butterfly grafts using computational flow dynamics in a cadaveric model

BM Brandon, GK Austin, G Fleischman… - JAMA Facial Plastic …, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Nasal valve compromise is a major cause of nasal obstruction, and multiple
methods have been developed to address it. Objective To compare nasal airflow resistance …

Use of anatomically-accurate 3-dimensional nasal airway models of adult human subjects in a novel methodology to identify and evaluate the internal nasal valve

S Hosseini, TA Schuman, R Walenga… - Computers in Biology …, 2020 - Elsevier
The optimal method for radiographic evaluation of the internal nasal valve (INV) has not
been established. The objective of this study was to develop a method to assess the cross …

Nasal septal swell body: a distinctive structure in the nasal cavity

X Meng, G Zhu - Ear, Nose & Throat Journal, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: The nasal septal swell body (NSB), also known as the nasal septal turbinate, is
located in the anterior part of the nasal septum. This study is a narrative review of the …

[HTML][HTML] The clinical importance of the nasal valve

G Matteo, C Giorgio - Acta Bio Medica: Atenei Parmensis, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The nasal valve deserves relevant in patients presenting with nasal obstruction. In particular,
the nasal valve plays an important role in nasal airflow control, it is relevant for the …

Effect of nasal valve shape on downstream volume, airflow, and pressure drop: importance of the nasal valve revisited

JP Naughton, AY Lee, E Ramos… - Annals of Otology …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: The relative importance of the nasal valve relative to the remainder of the nasal
airway remains unknown. The goal of this article was to objectively measure the shape of …

Fluid–structure interaction of human nasal valves under sniff conditions and transport of inhaled aerosols: A numerical study

H Calmet, A Santiago, JC Cajas, C Langdon… - Journal of Aerosol …, 2022 - Elsevier
The nasal valve is the narrowest part of the nasal airway which is responsible for the largest
part of the nasal resistance. Even little changes in the aperture can affect the flow …