Young's operation

Young's operation is a surgery designed for the treatment of atrophic rhinitis, first described by Austen Young in 1967.[1][2]

Procedure

The surgical procedure involves closure of the nasal cavity affected with atrophic rhinitis by creating mucocutaneous flaps.[3] These flaps are sutured together in two layers: first the mucosal layer, then the skin layer. The nasal cavity is kept closed for a period of 9 months; then an examination is done - if the crusts have disappeared, a revision surgery is performed and the nasal cavity is reopened. The theory behind this procedure is that the closed nasal cavity has time to heal.

References

  1. ↑ Young, A (May 1967). "Closure of the Nostrils in Atrophic Rhinitis". The Journal of Laryngology & Otology 81 (5): 515–524. doi:10.1017/S0022215100067426. PMID 6024992. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
  2. ↑ Gadre, K. C.; K. B. Bhargava; R. Y. Pradhax; J. D. Lodaya; M. V. Ingle (1971). "Closure of the nostrils (Young's operation) in atrophic rhinitis". The Journal of Laryngology and Otology 85 (7): 711–714. doi:10.1017/s0022215100073977. PMID 5104495. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
  3. ↑ Poddar, Sangeet Kumar; M. V. Jagade (2001). "Modification of Modified Young's Operation in the Management of Primary Atrophic Rhinitis". Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery 53 (3): 252–254.
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