Nasal septum turbinate and its significance for a rhinoplasty surgeon

• Authors: Dmitry Tretiakow , Andrzej Skorek

Abstracts

EN

Nasal septal turbinate (NST) is a clearly visible structure located in the anterior part of nasal cavity on the nasal septum that limits the nasal valve laterally. It is often thought that the structure of NST and its function are poorly characterized and are rarely considered by rhinoplasty surgeons during planning and performing surgery. NST represents as a fusiform area of the erectile tissue, similar in structure and function to the nasal turbinate. The central part of NST contains cartilage of the nasal septum, but most of its three-dimensional volume consists of soft tissues: mucosa, erectile tissue, blood vessels and secretory glands. According to various researchers, the main function of NST is to ensure a change in the air flow towards the nasal turbinate and the ostiomeatal complex and humidification of the first portion of the air at the beginning of inspiration. Destruction of NST during septoplasty can lead to tissue drying and predispose to scabs and epistaxis. Preliminary treatment results suggest that NST is an important surgical target in rhinosurgery.

Keywords

EN

anterior septal tuberculum; impaired nasal patency; Kiesselbach’s ridgenasal septal swell body; nasal septum elevation; nasal septum surgery; septal cavernous body; septal intumescence; septoplasty; tuberculum of Zuckerkandl

• Publisher: Index Copernicus International
• Journal: Polski Przegląd Otorynolaryngologiczny
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 8(4)
• Pages: 4-8

Dates

published

2019-10-28

Contributors

author

Dmitry Tretiakow

author

Andrzej Skorek

Identifiers

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0013.5462