Effects of partial middle turbinectomy with varying resection volume and location on nasal functions and airflow characteristics by CFD

The surgical term “turbinectomy” encompasses many variations in the location and extent of removal. As a systemic approach to consider the negative impact of middle turbinectomy(MT), such as the excessive removal of turbinate, airflows inside a pre-surgery model and a series of virtual surgery models were numeric ally analyzed and compared. These models simulate three variations of partial MT(three bilateral and three unilateral) with varying resection volume and location. Each middle turbinectomy results in alterations of flow and thermal parameters, such as nasal resistance (NR), velocity, temperature, wal l shear stress(WSS) and wall heat transfer(WHT).
Source: Computers in Biology and Medicine - Category: Bioinformatics Authors: Source Type: research