Farrukh Mehmood, Javed Iqbal, Aamir Ayub Awan, Bakht Aziz.
Hypertrophic Rhinitis:Comparative study of submucosal electric cauterization vs turbinate reduction Surgery.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;12(4):1596-8.

We planned this study to compare the results of two basic procedures done for reduction of size of inferior turbinates. This included 160 patients . The patients were equally divided into two groups namely those subjected to submucosal electrocauterization (Diathermy) and turbinal reduction surgery group . Total number of patients were equally divided in two groups .Group 1 included 80 patients subjected to submucosal electrocauterization while the group 2 included 80 patients subjected to turbinate reduction surgery involving partial turbinectomy. The patients were monitored postoperatively at two weeks, two months and six months and their progress was recorded.

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