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Overcorrected Septum as a Complication of Septoplasty

2004; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 18; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/194589240401800610

1539-6290

Bong-Jae Lee, Yoo‐Sam Chung, Yong Ju Jang,

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research

After septoplasty, the rhinologic surgeon often encounters an unexpected deviation of the septum toward the side contralateral to the initial deflection, a phenomenon which we would call an overcorrection.To investigate the incidence of overcorrected septum, we assessed the incidence of overcorrection in different age groups by reviewing medical records.Of 1124 patients, 22 (2.0%) showed occurrence of overcorrection after septoplasty. The incidence of overcorrection was 7.3% (16/218) in subjects aged 10 to 19, 1.7% (5/294) in their twenties, 0.4% (1/250) in their thirties, and 0% in the older ages.The results of this study indicate that the risk of overcorrection following septoplasty is particularly higher in the younger patient group.