TY - JOUR AU - ., Imad AU - ., Javed AU - ., Sanaullah PY - 2011/12/29 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - COMPARISON OF SUBMUCOSAL DIATHERMY WITH PARTIAL INFERIOR TURBINECTOMY: A FIFTY CASE STUDY JF - Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute JA - J Postgrad Med Inst VL - 26 IS - 1 SE - Original Article DO - UR - https://www.jpmi.org.pk/index.php/jpmi/article/view/1198 SP - AB - <strong><em><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,BoldItalic; font-size: x-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,BoldItalic; font-size: x-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,BoldItalic; font-size: x-small;"><p>Objective</p></span></strong></span></strong></span><p> </p></em></strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,Italic; font-size: x-small;"><em><p><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,Italic; font-size: x-small;">: To compare the results in respect of safety and efficacy of Submucousal diathermy with partial</span><strong><em><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,BoldItalic; font-size: x-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,BoldItalic; font-size: x-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,BoldItalic; font-size: x-small;"><p>Methodology:</p></span></strong></span></strong></span><p> </p></em></strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,Italic; font-size: x-small;"><em><p><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,Italic; font-size: x-small;">A prospective comparative study was done at the department of ENT, HMC and Mardan<p>Medical Complex from 01 July 2008 to 31 June 2010. Fifty patients with inferior turbinate hypertrophy</p><p>were selected by simple convience method and divided into two groups. Group A was subjected to</p><p>submucosal diathermy and group B to partial inferior turbinectomy. Patients were assessed with regard to</p></span></p><p>nasal patency, pain, bleeding and crusting. Follow up was done at day 01, day07 and one Month.</p><strong><em><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,BoldItalic; font-size: x-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,BoldItalic; font-size: x-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,BoldItalic; font-size: x-small;"><p>Results:</p></span></strong></span></strong></span><p> </p></em></strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,Italic; font-size: x-small;"><em><p><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,Italic; font-size: x-small;">Out of fifty patients, 28 were females and 22 males. They were in the age range of 20 – 60 years.<p>At day one assessment 22 patients with SMD had no bleeding while 10 patients with PIT had moderate</p><p>bleeding (P=0.00). None of the SMD patients had severe pain while 8 patients with PIT had severe pain</p><p>(P=0.002). At day seven 12 patients of SMD had moderate crusting as compared to 21 patients of PIT</p><p>(P=0.008). At the end of one month 23 of SMD patients had good healing while only 13 PIT patients were</p></span></p><p>satisfied with healing(P=0.002).</p><strong><em><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,BoldItalic; font-size: x-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,BoldItalic; font-size: x-small;"><strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,BoldItalic; font-size: x-small;"><p>Conclusion:</p></span></strong></span></strong></span><p> </p></em></strong><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,Italic; font-size: x-small;"><em><p><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,Italic; font-size: x-small;">We found Submucousal diathermy a safe and better procedure in respect of bleeding, pain,</span></p><p>crusting and healing than partial inferior turbinectomy.</p></em></span></em></span></em></span></p><p>inferior turbinectomy in terms of bleeding, pain, crusting and healing.</p></em></span> ER -