Repair of Nasal Septal Perforation Using Polycaprolactone Plate and Temporalis Fascia Graft

Park, Yoon Sik; Jeong, Do Yoon; Choi, Ji Yun

doi:2019.26.2.127

J Rhinol > Volume 26(2); 2019

Case Report

Journal of Rhinology 2019;26(2):127-131.
Published online November 30, 2019.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18787/jr.2019.26.2.127

Repair of Nasal Septal Perforation Using Polycaprolactone Plate and Temporalis Fascia Graft

Yoon Sik Park, Do Yoon Jeong, Ji Yun Choi

Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chosun University College of Medicine, Gwangju, Korea. happyent@naver.com

Abstract

Trauma is the predominant cause of septal perforation resulting from surgical operation for nasal septum including submucosal resection. A 24-year-old female patient was diagnosed with nasal septal perforation after septoplasty. The patient manifested no specific symptoms except for occasional nasal bleeding, whistling and stuffy nose. Nasal septal perforation measuring 5×5 mm² in size was observed at the anterior portion of nasal septum. The present study involves the repair of nasal septal perforation employing a polycaprolactone (PCL) plate and temporalis fascia graft, and discusses the consequences of complete closure of perforation without complications.

Key Words: Septum;Perforation;Repair;Polycaprolactone plate;Temporalis fascia