Effect of Adding Steroids to Nasal Packing on Results of Bilateral Partial Inferior Turbinectomy

Abstract Introduction Bilateral partial inferior turbinectomy helps improving the nasal obstruction caused by chronic hypertrophic rhinitis so using intra nasal steroids helps improving the healing and decreasing adhesions post-operative. Aim of study: Evaluation of Adding Steroid to Nasal Pack After Bilateral Partial Inferior Turbinectomy. Patients and methods: This were a prospective study carried out at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University Hospital, Egypt, during the period between October 2024 and August 2025 including 20 adult patients presented with bilateral chronic hypertrophic rhinitis. Application of nasal packing with addition of steroids for each patient. Scores were repeated pre and post-operatively at one week, three weeks and three months interval using Peri-operative Sino-Nasal Outcome Test (SNOT-20). Results: Preoperative SNOT 20 showed no statistically significant difference study when compared to SNOT 20 score At 1week post-surgery. At 3 weeks and 3 months post-surgery, the mean SNOT 20 score have statistically significant difference noted postoperatively. Conclusion: The findings of this study indicate that although addition of steroid to nasal packing did not show a significant improvement during the early postoperative period (1 week) following bilateral partial inferior turbinectomy, it demonstrated superior long-term outcomes. Specifically, significantly greater improvements were observed at 3 weeks and 3 months in SNOT-20 scores, reflecting better symptom control, enhanced endoscopic healing, and improved patient-reported outcomes.