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Effectiveness of bony batten grafting for correction of caudal septal deviations

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to retrospectively evaluate the efficacy of using the Batten septal bone graft intraoperatively to correct anterior septal deviations that covers Zone 1 and Zone 2 as proposed by Cottle using the NOSE scale. METHODS: To this end, 30 patients with anterior septal deviations who underwent Functional Rhinoseptoplasty surgery from February 2019 to May 2023 and used septal bone grafting to correct the deviation were collected in a clinical study at the Otorhinolaryngology Department of a tertiary hospital in São Paulo. RESULTS: There was a reduction in the Nose Scale from 75.5% to 17.3% in patients who underwent septal deviation correction using this graft (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: The septal bone batten trought the endonasal approach proved to be an excellent alternative for correcting anterior deviations in patients where the simple removal of osteo-cartilaginous structures is not enough to resolve them. This graft is easy to obtain, has the ideal properties for its purpose and presented no complications related to its use in the study. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level 2.

Source: Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology

DOI: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2025.101573

Authors: Nátalie Emy Yvamoto, Marco Antonio dos Anjos Corvo, Rodolfo Alexander Scalia, Eduardo Landini Lutaif Dolci

Institution: Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo

Language: English

Topic: Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,070