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Nasal septum buttons: symptom scores and satisfaction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

D. A. Luff ,
A. Kam ,
I. A. Bruce  and
D. J. Willatt
D. A. Luff
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Hope Hospital, Salford, Manchester, UK.
A. Kam
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Hope Hospital, Salford, Manchester, UK.
I. A. Bruce
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Hope Hospital, Salford, Manchester, UK.
D. J. Willatt
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Hope Hospital, Salford, Manchester, UK.
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Abstract

Patients with symptomatic septal perforations require treatment, with many surgeons advocating primary treatment with an obturator if conservative measures fail. Twenty nasal Button Outcome Questionnaires were sent to patients who had undergone insertion of a septal button between 1990 and 2000 in our unit. Fourteen questionnaires were returned. This study reveals that despite a reduction in symptom score in nine patients, septal buttons are poorly tolerated by patients with only 45 per cent of obturators ultimately being in situ. In view of these findings, patients are now offered a choice between primary surgical and mechanical closure in our unit.

Keywords

Nasal SeptumFistulaProstheses and ImplantsPatient Satisfaction
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 116 , Issue 12 , December 2002 , pp. 1001 - 1004
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2002

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