If patent is having persistant nose block, headache
presistant sinusitis, bleeding from nose, sleep apnoea
Clinical examination is enough aided with endoscopy for better details
CT of sinuses are taken if associated with sinusitis
It is treated only if there is significant discomfort to patient
Treatment is surgical- septoplasty, submucus resection
Patient should be above 17 yrs in submucus resection
There is no restriction in age for doing septoplasty
Septoplasty can be done as daycare surgery
Better not to physically strain for next 2 weeks