Table 1 Patient characteristics.
From: Causes and management of persistent septal deviation after septoplasty
Age (years) | 37.50 ± 14.76 |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 66 (89.2) |
Female | 8 (10.8) |
Nasal obstruction | |
Unilateral | 39 (52.7) |
Bilateral | 35 (47.3) |
Type of hospital | |
Primary | 32 (43.2) |
Secondary | 32 (43.2) |
Tertiary | 10 (13.6) |
Time between primary and revision surgery (years) | 11.30 ± 5.82 |
Combined surgery | |
Septoplasty | 16 (21.6) |
Septoplasty with turbinoplasty | 45 (60.8) |
Septorhinoplasty | 8 (10.8) |
Septorhinoplasty with turbinoplasty | 5 (6.8) |
Complication | |
No complication | 73 (98.6) |
Septal perforation | 1 (1.4) |
