Mladina Ranko, Cujić Emil, Subarić Marin, Vuković Katarina
ORL Klinika Salata-KBC, Salata 4, 10.000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Am J Otolaryngol. 2008 Mar-Apr;29(2):75-82. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2007.02.002.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the incidence and characteristics of nasal septum deformities in ear, nose, and throat (ENT) patients in various geographic regions in the world.
Anterior rhinoscopy without nasal decongestion was performed in 17 ENT centers in 14 countries. The septal deformities were classified according to the classification system proposed by Mladina.
A total of 2589 adult ENT patients (1500 males and 1089 females) were examined. Septal deformities were found in 89.2% of subjects. Left-sided deformities were slightly more prevalent than right-sided deformities (51.6% and 48.4%, respectively). The most frequent type of deformity was type 3 (20.4%). Straight septum was found in 15.4% of females and 7.5% of males.
Almost 90% of the subjects showed 1 of the 7 types of septal deformity. There were no statistically significant differences in the incidence of their appearance among particular geographic regions. Type 3 was the most frequent type. Straight septum was twice as frequent in females than in males.
本研究旨在调查世界不同地理区域耳鼻喉科（ENT）患者鼻中隔畸形的发生率及特征。
在14个国家的17个耳鼻喉科中心对未使用鼻减充血剂的患者进行前鼻镜检查。鼻中隔畸形根据Mladina提出的分类系统进行分类。
共检查了2589例成年耳鼻喉科患者（男性1500例，女性1089例）。89.2%的受试者存在鼻中隔畸形。左侧畸形略比右侧畸形更常见（分别为51.6%和48.4%）。最常见的畸形类型为3型（20.4%）。15.4%的女性和7.5%的男性鼻中隔呈直线型。
近90%的受试者表现出7种鼻中隔畸形类型中的一种。其出现率在特定地理区域之间无统计学显著差异。3型是最常见的类型。鼻中隔呈直线型的女性发生率是男性的两倍。
