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rhinotomy

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Noun1.rhinotomy - surgical procedure in which an incision is made in the nose to drain accumulated pus
surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery"


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A number of approaches have been described for excision, including lateral rhinotomy or a midline vertical, transverse, or midbrow incision.
If attempts to break the mass fail then lateral rhinotomy should be resorted to for complete removal of the mass.
For example, Myers et al found no recurrences among 13 patients whom they had treated with lateral rhinotomy with en bloc resection of the lateral nasal wall.
 
 
 
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