Buckley J G, Mitchell D B, Hickey S A, Fitzgerald O'Connor A
ENT Department, St Thomas' Hospital, London.
J Laryngol Otol. 1991 Jul;105(7):544-6. doi: 10.1017/s0022215100116561.
We report our experience of submucous resection of the nasal septum under local anaesthesia as an outpatient procedure. We have audited 50 consecutive cases and compared the results with a similar group of patients in whom the operation was carried out in the usual way under general anaesthesia. We have found the procedure to be safe, effective and economically advantageous.