Nasal and sinus diseases in children – surgical treatment

Mieczysław Chmielik, Eliza Brożek

Summary
Plastic surgery of the lateral nasal wall in children has been performed in Warsaw Paediatric ENT Clinic since 1995. There have been 121 operations. They consisted of conservative reconstruction of congenital or acquired defects in this area.
In most cases a decrease in the number of upper airways infections and permanent improvement of nasal patency was attained. None of the cases has shown any inhibitory influence from these procedures on craniofacial development. The principles of accomplishing conservative plastic surgery of the nasal mucous membrane are defined.

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