METHOD FOR CONSERVATIVE THERAPY OF PERFORATED NASAL SEPTUM USING SILICONE SPLINTS AT PREOPERATIVE STAGE Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC A61B17/24 A61P31/02 A61P31/04 A61P11/02 A61K31/4168 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to medicine, namely to otorhinolaryngology, and may be used for the preoperative preparation of the patients suffering a perforated nasal septum. Intranasal silicone splints are placed 10 days before the operation. The splint is incised from one side within a perforation border. A 30° endoscope is used to assist a 7-day daily nasal perforation rinsing with chlorhexidine. A suction unit is used to evacuate mucosal secretion; synthomycin ointment is introduced through the incision in the silicone splint to the perforation region. The nasal cavity is irrigated daily with antiseptic and vasoconstrictive preparations. On the 7th day, the intranasal splints are removed.

EFFECT: method enables relieving the mucosal inflammation within the perforation, promotes the prolonged drug retention in the introduction place, ensures avoiding an overlay of a secondary infection, improves the functional state of ciliated epithelium.

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