The mucoperichondrial flap in septoplasty is made on: (A) Alar cailage, (B) Septal cailage, (C) Maxilary spine, (D) Sphenoidal spine
Answer is B. The mucoperichondrial flap is elevated on one side over the quadrangular septal cailage.Indication for surgery in DNS- Symptomatic DNS- nasal obstruction, epistaxis, headache, recurrent sinusitis.In SMR, the mucoperichondrial flap is elevated on both the sides of the septal cailage.Incision- Freer`s incision in septoplasty, Killian`s in SMR.Ref: Hazarika; 3rd ed; Page no: 283