Open AccessSurgical Closure of Nasoseptal Defects: Postoperative Patient Satisfaction
Author(s) -
Florian Bast,
Anna Theresa Heimer,
T. Schrom
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
orl
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.481
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1423-0275
pISSN - 0301-1569
DOI - 10.1159/000345499
Subject(s) - medicine , perforation , quality of life (healthcare) , gold standard (test) , surgery , nasal septum , nose , nursing , materials science , punching , metallurgy
Nasoseptal defects are rather rare. The current therapy of choice is surgical closure. Objective clinical factors prove the efficacy of surgical intervention; however, to establish the quality of the procedure patients' subjective quality of life assessments must also be considered.
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