Open AccessThe effects of different radiofrequency energy magnitudes on mucociliary clearance in cases of turbinate hypertrophy
Author(s) -
A. Karatas,
M. Salviz,
B. Dikmen,
T. Yuce,
G. Acar
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
rhinology (amsterdam. online)/rhinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.275
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1996-8604
pISSN - 0300-0729
DOI - 10.4193/rhino14.208
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , radiofrequency ablation , mucociliary clearance , turbinates , ablation , surgery , nose , urology , lung
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) application is a commonly used technique for the treatment of inferior turbinate hypertrophies. As the number of RFA applications has increased, some problems have been reported regarding the patient discomfort. The most frequent problems among these are the extended turbinate crusting and nasal obstruction.