Biomaterial Database

[Nasal turbinate surgery]. 2017

F Sommer, and J Lindemann, and M-O Scheithauer, and T K Hoffmann, and J A Veit

Klinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Halschirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Ulm, Frauensteige 12, 89075, Ulm, Deutschland. fabian.sommer@uniklinik-ulm.de.

The nose forms the first 8 cm of the upper respiratory tract and is responsible for cleansing, humidification, and temperature control of the supplied air. This is also referred to as conditioning. The nasal valve region, formed by the head of the lower nasal concha, portions of the cartilaginous septum, and the upper lateral cartilage, is responsible for diffusing and accelerating the respiratory airflow. Prerequisite are regular mucociliary clearance and sufficient air passage. Hypertrophy of the lower nasal turbinate is one of the most common causes of symptomatic nasal congestion. In unclear cases, rhinometric procedures are available. In addition to conservative therapy of allergic or vasomotor rhinitis by specific immunotherapy or topical corticoids, numerous interventional procedures are available to reduce conchal tissue. All modern methods have a high degree of protection of the respiratory mucosa in common.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014420	Turbinates	The scroll-like bony plates with curved margins on the lateral wall of the NASAL CAVITY. Turbinates, also called nasal concha, increase the surface area of nasal cavity thus providing a mechanism for rapid warming and humidification of air as it passes to the lung.	Nasal Concha,Conchae Nasales,Conchae Nasale,Nasal Conchas,Turbinate
D015508	Nasal Obstruction	Any hindrance to the passage of air into and out of the nose. The obstruction may be unilateral or bilateral, and may involve any part of the NASAL CAVITY.	Bilateral Nasal Obstruction,Nasal Airway Obstruction,Nasal Blockage,Unilateral Nasal Obstruction,Airway Obstruction, Nasal,Blockage, Nasal,Blockages, Nasal,Nasal Blockages,Nasal Obstruction, Bilateral,Nasal Obstruction, Unilateral,Obstruction, Bilateral Nasal,Obstruction, Nasal,Obstruction, Nasal Airway,Obstructions, Nasal
D016896	Treatment Outcome	Evaluation undertaken to assess the results or consequences of management and procedures used in combating disease in order to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, and practicability of these interventions in individual cases or series.	Rehabilitation Outcome,Treatment Effectiveness,Clinical Effectiveness,Clinical Efficacy,Patient-Relevant Outcome,Treatment Efficacy,Effectiveness, Clinical,Effectiveness, Treatment,Efficacy, Clinical,Efficacy, Treatment,Outcome, Patient-Relevant,Outcome, Rehabilitation,Outcome, Treatment,Outcomes, Patient-Relevant,Patient Relevant Outcome,Patient-Relevant Outcomes
D059747	Nasal Surgical Procedures	Surgical operations on the nose and nasal cavity.	Intranasal Surgery,Nasal Surgery,Rhinosurgery,Intranasal Surgeries,Nasal Surgeries,Nasal Surgical Procedure,Procedure, Nasal Surgical,Procedures, Nasal Surgical,Rhinosurgeries,Surgeries, Intranasal,Surgeries, Nasal,Surgery, Intranasal,Surgery, Nasal,Surgical Procedure, Nasal,Surgical Procedures, Nasal
D019317	Evidence-Based Medicine	An approach of practicing medicine with the goal to improve and evaluate patient care. It requires the judicious integration of best research evidence with the patient's values to make decisions about medical care. This method is to help physicians make proper diagnosis, devise best testing plan, choose best treatment and methods of disease prevention, as well as develop guidelines for large groups of patients with the same disease. (from JAMA 296 (9), 2006)	Medicine, Evidence-Based,Evidence Based Medicine,Medicine, Evidence Based