Skouras A, Noussios G, Chouridis P, Argyriou N, Kontzoglou G
E.N.T. Department of Hippokratio General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
B-ENT. 2009;5(1):19-23.
Acoustic rhinometry to evaluate plastic surgery results of the nasal septum.
In this study, acoustic rhinometry was used in the preoperative and postoperative evaluation of 16 patients undergoing surgery for nasal obstruction.
The parameters evaluated prior to and subsequent to the operation were the diameter of the nasal cavity at its narrowest point, and the total volume of the nasal cavity.
This method accurately showed changes in the dimensions of the nasal cavity following surgery. As shown by acoustic rhinometry, the change in the mean minimal cross-sectional area of the nasal cavity was 67%. Similarly, the augmentation of the mean total volume of the nasal cavity was 24.15%. The change in the dimensions of the nasal cavity paralleled the improvement in clinical symptoms.
Acoustic rhinometry can accurately measure the dimensions of the nasal cavity, especially at the front part. It can also be used to assess the efficiency of treatment in cases of nasal obstruction, especially plastic surgery of the nasal septum.
鼻声反射测量法评估鼻中隔整形手术效果。
本研究采用鼻声反射测量法对16例因鼻塞接受手术的患者进行术前和术后评估。
手术前后评估的参数为鼻腔最窄处直径及鼻腔总体积。
该方法准确显示了手术后鼻腔尺寸的变化。鼻声反射测量法显示，鼻腔平均最小横截面积变化为67%。同样，鼻腔平均总体积增加了24.15%。鼻腔尺寸的变化与临床症状的改善情况相符。
鼻声反射测量法可准确测量鼻腔尺寸，尤其是前部。它还可用于评估鼻塞病例的治疗效果，特别是鼻中隔整形手术。
