A patient with advanced atrophic rhinitis unresponsive to medical therapy is planned for surgery. Which procedure aims to reduce the wide nasal cavity by submucosal implantation and medialisation of the lateral nasal wall?
- A Modified endoscopic septoplasty
- B Young's operation ✓
- C Lautenslager's operation
- D Intranasal endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy
Correct answer: B. Young's operation
Explanation
Young's operation closes the nostrils surgically for several months, allowing the mucosa to rest and regenerate before reopening. Narrowing procedures include submucosal implants of teflon, cartilage or fat, and lateral wall medialisation as described by Lautenslager. Lautenslager's operation is therefore the distractor: it narrows the cavity rather than closing the nares.
Reference: Dhingra's Diseases of Ear, Nose and Throat, 8th ed.
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