3.RESULTS
Thirty-six patients aged between 19 and 55 years (35,58±9,6), 20 men and
16 women, were included in the study. The causes of perforation were
previous septal surgery in 30 patients (83.3%) and history of trauma in
six (16.7%). The most common presenting nasal symptoms were
incrustation (80.5%), followed by epistaxis (68.3%) obstruction
(63.8%), and whistling on inspiration (35.5%). Perforations ranged
between 5 mm and 23 mm in size. Perforations were small in 10 patients
(27.8%), average size in 21 (58.3%), and large in 5 (13.9%). The mean
perforation diameter was 13,86±5,4 mm. (Table 1). Complete closure of
the perforations as a result of the operations was observed in 34 of the
36 patients at 6th month checks (94.4%). Defects up
to 2 mm in the posterior perforation persisted in the other two
patients. Since both patients were asymptomatic, no revision surgery was
planned.