Ford C N, Rezakhany S, Ewanowski S
Rhinology. 1985 Sep;23(3):223-9.
Surgery is not always the best approach for immediate resolution of nasal airway problems. In some instances, surgery may be deferred, unnecessary, contraindicated or frankly refused by the patient. For some of these patients, the use of a simple intranasal prosthesis to enhance the passage of air through the nasal valve region is beneficial. Five patients meeting these criteria were fitted with a prosthesis and carefully evaluated pre- and postinsertion with rhinomanometry. Other situations are discussed where such a prosthetic device might be helpful.
手术并非总是立即解决鼻气道问题的最佳方法。在某些情况下，手术可能会被推迟、不必要、禁忌或被患者坦率地拒绝。对于其中一些患者，使用简单的鼻内假体来改善空气通过鼻瓣膜区域的流通是有益的。五名符合这些标准的患者安装了假体，并在插入前后通过鼻阻力测量法进行了仔细评估。文中还讨论了这种假体装置可能有帮助的其他情况。
