METHOD FOR NASAL CAVITY REPAIR IN PARTIAL OR COMPLETE ABSENCE OF INFERIOR NASAL CONCHAS IN PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM EMPTY NOSE SYNDROME Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC A61B17/24 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: two parallel incisions of the mucous membrane and the periosteum are performed. The first incision is performed at 1-1.5 cm from an attachment line of an anterior end of the inferior nasal concha to the nasal septum and extends to the nasal septum within its lower one-third. The second incision is performed at a level of the posterior end of the inferior nasal concha. Both incisions extend onto the nasal septum and are connected on the nasal septum in the U-way in parallel to the attachment line of the inferior nasal concha. The created flap is separated from the bone base of the nasal bottom and from the base of the nasal septum within its lower one-third. The created flap is used to form a fold by turning it inside; the fold simulates the inferior nasal concha and forms the inferior nasal meatus and the common nasal passage within the lower one-third of the nasal cavity.

EFFECT: method enables normalising the nasal respiration by repairing the nasal structures and increasing the tissue volume with the use of the non-rejected, non-lysed patient's material preserving the volume for a long period of time, causing the minimum risk of a secondary infection and possessing good permeability for blood vessels.

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