Repair of nasal septal perforation.

The management of nasal septal perforation remains unsatisfactory. Various operative techniques have been described, with modest success. A novel method for repair of septal perforations up to 2.6 cm in diameter was investigated. A double layer closure of nasal septal perforation was designed, one with the cartilage and the other by a flap based on the anterior septal branches of the sphenopalatine artery. Fourteen patients have been operated upon. The current analysis reveals a success rate of 13 patients (93%) who had complete closure and one patient (7%) with incomplete closure. The operative techniques and results are reported here.