Assessment of mucosal changes associated with nasal splint in a rabbit model

INTRODUCTION: There is no consensus on duration of the nasal splint after nasal septum surgeries. The pressure of nasal splint on the mucosa may cause tissue necrosis and nasal septum perforation.OBJECTIVES: To investigate the histopathological changes of the nasal mucosa caused by nasal splints in...

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Main Authors: Mehmet Tan, M. Tayyar Kalcioglu, Nurhan Sahin, Tuba Bayindir, Emine Samdanci, Aliye Filiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-04-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-86942015000200184&lng=en&tlng=en