Turbinectomy

Turbinectomy/Turbinoplasty
CT scan of the nose after total bilateral turbinectomy/turbinoplasty
ICD-9-CM21.6

A turbinectomy or turbinoplasty (preserving the mucosal layer) is a surgical procedure, that removes tissue, and sometimes bone, of the turbinates in the nasal passage, particularly the inferior nasal concha. The procedure is usually performed to relieve nasal obstructions. In most cases, turbinate hypertrophy is accompanied by some septum deviation, so the surgery is done along with septoplasty.

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