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Total septal perforation repair with a pericranial flap: Radio-anatomical and clinical findings.

Publicated to:Laryngoscope. 128 (6): 1320-1327 - 2018-06-01 128(6), DOI: 10.1002/lary.26966

Authors: Alobid, Isam; Langdon, Cristobal; Lopez-Chacon, Mauricio; Ensenat, Joaquim; Carrau, Ricardo; Bernal-Sprekelsen, Manuel; Santamaria, Alfonso

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August Pi i Sunyer Biomed Res Inst IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain - Author
Ctr Biomed Res Resp Dis Network CIBERES, Madrid, Spain - Author
Ohio State Univ, Wexner Med Ctr, Dept Otolaryngol Head & Neck Surg, Columbus, OH 43210 USA - Author
Univ Barcelona, Hosp Clin, Dept Neurosurg, Barcelona, Spain - Author
Univ Barcelona, Hosp Clin, Rhinol & Skull Base Unit, Dept Otorhinolaryngol, Barcelona, Spain - Author
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Abstract

Endonasal surgeries are the primary cause of septal perforation (SP). However, trauma, inflammation, infections, neoplasms, or abuse of inhaled drugs can also cause SP. Septal repair is indicated in patients who experience nasal obstruction, crusting, intermittent epistaxis, purulent discharge, or nasal whistling and in those who fail conservative treatment. Multiple approaches have been suggested to repair the SP; however, none has been universally adopted. This study explores the feasibility of repairing a total SP using the pericranial flap (PCF).Anatomical cadaver and radiological study plus case study.Total nasal septectomy and endoscopic reconstruction with a PCF was performed in 12 injected cadaveric specimens. Maximum length and area of the nasal septum and the PCF were measured in 75 computed tomography scans. Based on the anatomical study and the radiological measurements of the cadavers, one patient underwent total nasal septum repair.Anatomic measurements showed that the nasal septum has a mean length of 5.8 ± 0.7 cm, whereas the PCF was on average 18.4 ± 1.3 cm long (mean surface area 121.6 ± 17.7 cm2 ). Radiological measurements revealed that the PCF should provide a surface area of 40.9 ± 4.2 cm2 to account for the total septal area and an additional 30% to account range for potential scar retraction. For total septum repair, the distal edge of the PCF had to be placed 0.8 ± 2.0 cm (3.4 ± 8.7°) from the adopted reference point (vertical projection of the external ear canal). Total septal reconstruction was performed successfully in one patient without complications.Radio-anatomical data and a case study demonstrate that a PCF allows complete endoscopic repair of the nasal septum.NA. Laryngoscope, 128:1320-1327, 2018.© 2017 The American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society, Inc.

Keywords
AdultCadaverEndoscopic surgeryFemaleHumansMaleNasal septal perforationNasal septumPericranial flapRadiographyReference valuesSeptal perforationSeptum reconstructionSurgical flaps

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Laryngoscope due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2018, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Otorhinolaryngology. Notably, the journal is positioned above the 90th percentile.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations provided by WoS (ESI, Clarivate), it yields a value for the citation normalization relative to the expected citation rate of: 1.19. This indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 14, 2024)

This information is reinforced by other indicators of the same type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of their calculation, consistently position the work at some point among the top 50% most cited in its field:

  • Weighted Average of Normalized Impact by the Scopus agency: 1.26 (source consulted: FECYT Feb 2024)
  • Field Citation Ratio (FCR) from Dimensions: 4.42 (source consulted: Dimensions May 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-05-07, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 14
  • Scopus: 17
  • Europe PMC: 4
  • OpenCitations: 14
Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-05-07:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 29.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 27 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 1.85.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 2 (Altmetric).
Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: United States of America.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Alobid, Isam) and Last Author (Santamaría A).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Alobid, Isam.