Nasal Turbinate as Therapeutic Target

Rhinology Future Debates Brussels 2017

The obstruction of the nasal cavity is, for many patients with allergic and idiopathic rhinitis, a problem that greatly affects their quality of life. During the debates, two novel methods aiming at long-term efficacy were presented to the panel: the Medtronic microdebrider-assisted inferior turbinoplasty, which is a surgical technique to reduce the size of the turbinates, and the Chordate Kinetic Oscillation Stimulation (KOS) system, which is a non-surgical technique filling the gap in between medical treatments and surgery.

Panellists

Prof. Claus Bachert, Prof. Wytske Fokkens, Prof. Peter Hellings, Prof. Emmanuel Prokopakis, Prof. Glenis Scadding, Prof. Agnieszka Strzembosz, Prof. Anders Weilandt and patient representatives.