Septoplasty for dorsal septal deviation

Abstract

We report on our surgical procedure for dorsal septal deviation. The subjects were 10 patients who underwent surgery with a chief complaint of nasal obstruction from January 2018 to December 2019. The surgical procedures are: 1） open septorhinoplasty approach, osteotomy, 2） hemitransfixion approach, folding fracture, and 3） open septorhinoplasty approach, osteotomy and folding fracture. There were two cases of 1）, five cases of 2）, and three cases of 3）. In all cases, nasal obstruction improved and there were no postoperative complications. It is considered that otolaryngologists will need to perform surgical procedures for dorsal septal deviation and open septorhinoplasty.