Suture medialization of middle turbinate during endoscopic sinus surgery does not impair olfaction

Liang-Chun Shih; Chun-Chieh Hsu; Hsieh Bing-Han; Ivan T Lee; Yung-An Tsou; Ming-Hsui Tsai; Chih-Jaan Tai

doi:10.1002/alr.22908

Suture medialization of middle turbinate during endoscopic sinus surgery does not impair olfaction

Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2022 Mar;12(3):318-320. doi: 10.1002/alr.22908. Epub 2021 Dec 5.

Authors

Liang-Chun Shih^{1

2

3}, Chun-Chieh Hsu^{1

2}, Hsieh Bing-Han¹, Ivan T Lee⁴, Yung-An Tsou^{1

2

5}, Ming-Hsui Tsai^{1

3

5}, Chih-Jaan Tai^{1

5

6}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Rhinology, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
² Division of Rhinology, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Asia University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
³ Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
⁴ Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.
⁵ School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
⁶ Department of Health Services Administration, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.

PMID: 34866360
DOI: 10.1002/alr.22908

No abstract available

Keywords: FESS; chronic rhinosinusitis; endoscopic sinus surgery; olfaction; olfactory disorders.

MeSH terms

Chronic Disease
Endoscopy
Humans
Olfaction Disorders*
Paranasal Sinuses* / surgery
Rhinitis* / surgery
Smell
Sutures
Turbinates / surgery