Nasoseptal Perforations: Endoscopic Repair Techniques

This atlas offers a complete review of all endoscopic approaches available for the repair of nasoseptal perforations, following damage that may occur through trauma, infection, drug abuse, or as a result of endoscopic skull base surgery. Approaches are explained step by step using brilliant photographs from fresh cadaver dissections.

Key Features:

• Internationally renowned specialists from Europe and the United States as editors and contributors
• Full-color photos of fresh cadaver dissections illustrate all steps for each approach
• Specific anatomic landmarks as revealed during each step are detailed, providing confidence in spatial orientation
• Includes risks and potential complications as well as methods to reduce them
• Videos of cadaver dissections and live surgery

Nasoseptal Perforations: Endoscopic Repair Techniques will be an important resource for residents, fellows, and surgeons in otolaryngology, plastic and reconstructive surgery, and cranio-maxillofacial surgery.

1. Nasal Anatomy

2. Nasal Physiology

3. Nasal Septum and Nasal Wall Vascularization

4. Nasal Perforation Etiology

5. Systemic Diseases Associated with Septal Perforation

6. Preoperative Clinical Evaluation of Patient

7. Conservative Treatment

8. Nasal Perforation and Septal Prosthesis

9. Free Grafts

10. Repair of Nasal Septal Perforation by Using Middle Turbinate Flap

11. Inferior Turbinate Flap

12. Lateral Nasal Wall Flap

13. Anterior Ethmoidal Artery Septal Flap

14. Unilateral Mucosal Advancement Flap

15. Bilateral Cross-Over Flap Technique

16. Bilateral Septal Mucosal Flaps in Septal Perforations

17. Unilateral Nasal Floor and Inferior Meatus Flap

18. Facial Artery Musculomucosal Flap

19. “Slide and Patch” Technique

20. Backward Extraction-Reposition Technique of Quadrangular Cartilage

21. Pericranial Flap and Endoscopic Septal Repair

22. Quality of Life

23. Endoscopic Repair for Septal Perforation: Algorithm