Abstract:Objective To investigate the clinical effect of three schemes of inferior turbinate operation including radiofrequency ablation of inferior turbinate, inferior turbinate resection and radiofrequency ablation of inferior turbinate combined with inferior turbinectomy in the treatment of chronic hypertrophic rhinitis. Methods Totally 300 patients with chronic hypertrophic rhinitis were selected from July 2013 to July 2015 in our hospital and randomly divided into three group: group A (100 patients) with radiofrequency ablation of inferior turbinate, group B (100 patients) with inferior turbinate resection and group C (100 patients) with radiofrequency ablation of inferior turbinate combined with inferior turbinectomy. The short-term clinical effect,the nasal ventilation subjective score in the day- and night-time, the levels of NMCA, DCAN, NCV and NAR before and after surgery and the incidence of adverse effects of the three groups were compared. Results The short-term clinical effects (P < 0.05), the nasal ventilation subjective score in the day- and nighttime(P < 0.05), the levels of NMCA, DCAN, NCV and NAR (P < 0.05) of the group B and the group C were significantly better than those of group A and the same groups before surgery. There were no significant differences in the incidence of adverse effect among the three groups (P > 0.05). Conclusions Compared with radiofrequency ablation of inferior turbinate, inferior turbinate resection and radiofrequency ablation of inferior turbinate combined with inferior turbinectomy in the treatment of chronic hypertrophic rhinitis are more efficient in maintaining the function of nasal mucosa and gland and relieving nasal obstruction symptoms.