Congenital Vomer Defect Incidentally Detected on Preoperative Evaluation for Nasal Septoplasty and Turbinoplasty

A perforation in posterioinferior portion of nasal septum is rare and caused by vomeral defect. We report a case of 56-year-old man who had a vomer defect, which was detected incidentally during preoperative evaluation of nasal septoplasty and turbinoplasty. The patient had a surgery of septoplasty and bilateral turbinoplasty under general anesthesia. There was no septal mucosal tear or defect during septoplasty and turbinoplasty. When the patient who has vomeral defect with nasal obstruction is planned for septoplasty and turbinoplasty, the surgery should be performed carefully to protect the mucosa. Address correspondence and reprint requests to Jung Hyun Chang, MD, PhD, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, 100 Ilsan-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do 10444, Republic of Korea; E-mail: jhrhino.chang@gmail.com Received 24 July, 2017 Accepted 4 February, 2018 The authors report no conflicts of interest. © 2018 by Mutaz B. Habal, MD.

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