Postoperative Assessment of Surgical Treatment for Nasal Allergy Combined with Laser Therapy

Abstract

Patients with nasal allergy who did not respond to conservative therapy were treated by surgical therapy combined with laser treatment. These patients consisted of twenty-two males and females, ranging from 13 to 81 years of age. Surgical therapy included submucosal resection of the nasal septum, submucosal resection of the inferior turbinate and irradiation with a CO2 laser, used either jointly or independently. One year after surgery, assessment of the surgical therapy was obtained by questionnaire. Five of the patients were assessed at our clinic and 19 of the patients replied to the questionnaire. Of these,92% indicated an improvement in nasal obstruction,75% in nasal discharge and 71% sneezing. Twenty-two of 24 patients expressed satisfaction with the surgical effect. There were no surgical complications except for a case of asthma attack and a case of atrophic rhinitis, both of which recovered uneventfully. Laser surgery showed marked effectiveness on allergic change of the nasal mucosa.