Evaluation of nasal pathologies accompanying rhinoplasty cases at otorhinolaryngology and plastic, reconstructive, & aesthetic surgery clinics.

[BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES] Rhinoplasty is a frequently performed surgical procedure. Besides an aesthetically successful outcome, determination of additional nasal pathologies and making a simultaneous intervention on these are also essential for a successful functional outcome. This study aims to determine the rates of accompanying nasal pathologies in patients undergoing rhinoplasty and reveals whether any additional interventions were performed during operation.

[MATERIALS AND METHODS] In this cross-sectional study, 496 Caucasian Turkish patients who underwent rhinoplasty at the Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery and Otorhinolaryngology clinics of our research hospital between 2015 and 2018 were retrospectively examined. Among them, the results of 271 patients who had preoperative paranasal computerized tomography scans were evaluated.

[RESULTS] The mean age of the 271 patients was 28.8 years (Range: 17-55). Among them, 156 (57%) were female and 115 (42%) were male. The numbers of patients with septal deviation, inferior concha hypertrophy, unilateral/bilateral concha bullosa, nasal polyp, mucosal thickening, and retention cysts at the Otorhinolaryngology clinic were found to be 126 (82%), 77 (50%), 20 (13%), 10 (6.5%), 77 (50%), and 41 (27%), respectively, and these numbers were respectively 97 (82%), 60 (51%), 11 (9.3%), 2 (1.7%), 57 (48%), and 17 (14%) at the Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery clinic. A statistically significant difference was found in terms of the presence of retention cysts between the clinics (95% CI -0.11% to 0.16%; P=.014; P<.005), and the presence of retention cysts was significantly higher at the Otorhinolaryngology clinic. A total of 18 (12%) patients were found to have additional surgical interventions.

[CONCLUSIONS] This study showed that additional nasal pathologies were frequently present in patients undergoing rhinoplasty operations. Hence, for a successful operation, it is essential to have Otorhinolaryngology consultation and detect accompanying pathologies in rhinoplasty cases which will be performed by Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery specialists.

[LEVEL OF EVIDENCE] 4.