A Comparative Study of Pre- and Postoperative Evaluation in Nasal Obstruction by Rhinomanometry

Park, Young Jae; Kim, Hoon

doi:10.35420/jcohns.1991.2.2.232

J Clin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1991; 2(2):232-238

pISSN: 1225-0244, eISSN: 2713-833X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35420/jcohns.1991.2.2.232

원저

비폐색환자에 있어서 수술전후 비저항치의 비교 고찰

박영재¹, 김훈¹

A Comparative Study of Pre- and Postoperative Evaluation in Nasal Obstruction by Rhinomanometry

Young Jae Park¹, Hoon Kim¹

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¹중앙대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실

¹Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea

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Published Online: May 31, 2020

ABSTRACT

Nasal obstruction is one of the most common subjective complaint in rhinologic field but the physical examination of the nose for nasal obstruction is a subjective evaluation as well. While the history and physical examination are resonable diagnositic indicators, an objective means of evaluation is needed. Rhinomanometry measures nasal obstruction objectively and reliably.

57 patients with nasal obstruction were evaluated by rhinomanometry before and after nasal surgery. The results are reported here. Using rhinomanometry, various techniques of intranasal surgery were evaluated and the effect of the sugery was confirmed. It is concluded that rhinomanometry is indispensible aid in the selection of patients for intransal surgeries and for assessing the results of operations.

Keywords: Pre- and Postoperative nasal resistance; Rhinomanometry