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septum and 26 (52%) patients with midline nasal The average length of hospital stay of both group<br />

septum (Table 1). Nasal septum is a structure that was 25.5 day with a range of 14 to 35 days.<br />

divides nasal cavity into the right and left. However, The signs and symptoms manifested by the<br />

a nasal septum which is an anatomic midline patients with sinusitis are shown in Table 2.<br />

structure can be deflected/deviated to either side<br />

with varying degrees of nasal obstruction.<br />

TABLE1.<br />

NASALFINDINGSIN GROUP1 & GROUP2<br />

GROUP1 ............................................ GROUP2<br />

(N=51)..................................................... (N=50)<br />

NASALFINDINGS<br />

DeviatedNasalseptum 32 (62.7%)......................................... 24 (48%)<br />

Midline Nasalseptum 19 (37.25%)....................................... 26 (52%)<br />

Admissiondiagnosesof Group1 patientswere:<br />

Mandibularfracture....................................................................................................................................... 20 (39.2%)<br />

Cerebralinfarct............................................................................................................................................... 10 (19.8%)<br />

intestinal obstruction.................................................................................................................................... 8 (15.7%)<br />

Carcinoma,larynx, SIP laryngectomy......................................................................................................... 4 (7.8%)<br />

Esophagealstricture...................................................................................................................................... 3 (5.9%)<br />

Supraglotticwed post excision....................................................................................................................(3.9%)<br />

0steomyelitis,mandible................................................................................................................................. 2 (3.9%)<br />

Carcinoma,hypoharynx................................................................................................................................ 1 (1.9%)<br />

Carcinoma,floor of the month.................................................................................................................... 1 (1.9%)<br />

Admissiondiagnosesof Group2 patientswere:<br />

LateralNeckMass........................................................................................................................................ 3 (26%)<br />

EsophagealNeoplasm................................................................................................................................... 11 (22%)<br />

Stab wound, Neck........................................................................................................................................ 10 (20%)<br />

Mandibularfracture....................................................................................................................................... 10 (20%)<br />

LaryngealCaS/P Tracheostomy......................... :........................................................................................ 6 (12%)<br />

TOTAL. ..................................................................................................................... 50................<br />

TABLE2. SIGNSANDSYMPTOMSMANIFESTEDBY PATIENTSWITH SINUSITIS:<br />

GROUP1<br />

(N=39)<br />

GROUP2<br />

(N=IO)<br />

Nasal Obstruction 39 (100%) 8 (80%)<br />

Nasal Discharge 22 (84.6%) 4 (40%)<br />

Purulent 27 (81.8%) 3 (75%)<br />

Mucoid 4 (12.1%) 1 (25%)<br />

Serous 2 (6.1%) 0 (0%)<br />

Headache 5 (12.8%) 6 (60%)<br />

Tenderness 5 (12.8%) 6 (60%)<br />

Maxillary 2 (40%) 2 (33.3%)<br />

Frontomaxillary 3 (60%) 4 (66.7%)<br />

Otalgia 7 (17.9%) 0 (0%)<br />

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