A new method for endoscopic evaluation in rhinology: videocapture

The aim of the study is to analyze a new method for the elaboration of endo scopic images of the nasal cavity called "videocapture" and to compare the data from this technique with the ones obtained with anterior active rhinom anometry. Videocapture is based on a software program able to process endos copic images, to file them and to measure perimeter and area of the structu res inside the images recorded We enrolled 27 patients with inferior turbin ate hypertrophy and we performed: before and after nasal decongestion test, anterior active rhinomanometry, acoustic rhinometry, videocapture to compa re the results obtained with these different techniques. The results we got confirm in a statistically significant way, the reliability of videocaptur e and its easy way of application.