Table 2.

Comparison of surgical outcomes of septoplasty between the incision and non-incision groups

Variable	Incision group (n=151)	Non-incision group (n=202)	P-value
Correction of deviation	2.91±0.28	2.89±0.31	0.608
Improvement of nasal obstruction	2.78±0.42	2.81±0.40	0.333
Operation duration (min)	39.4±5.4	38.3±5.0	0.052
Acoustic rhinometry
MCA gap	0.27±0.15	0.29±0.15	0.322
Volume gapa)	2.65±1.48	2.62±1.52	0.919
No. of revision cases	3	3	0.704

Values are presented as mean±standard deviation.

MCA, minimal cross-sectional area.

^a)Volume gap is the difference of acoustic rhinometry between preoperative and postoperative values measured on the convex side of the nasal cavity.