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Causes of septal perforation according to gender |
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| Total |
Male |
Female |
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| Septal resection (Killian) |
29 |
22 |
7 |
| Septo/septorhinoplasty |
32 |
23 |
9 |
| Trauma |
31 |
15 |
16 |
| Cautery |
19 |
10 |
9 |
| Nasal picking |
12 |
5 |
7 |
| Nasal steroids |
15 |
5 |
10 |
| α-adr. nasal spray |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| α-adr. + steroid sprays |
11 |
0 |
11 |
| Tamponade |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Others |
6 |
1 |
5 |
| Unknown |
39 |
17 |
22 |
| Total |
197 |
100 |
97 |
Døsen and Haye BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2007 7:1 doi:10.1186/1472-6815-7-1 |
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