Abstract:Abstract: Objective To summarize the clinical outcomes of surgical repair for nasal septal perforation and to explore the application value of pedicled nasal floor mucosal flap combined with superior-edge suturing and silicone-sheet support. Methods Clinical data of 43 patients with nasal septal perforation who underwent surgical repair at the 940th Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force of PLA from March 2022 to March 2026 were retrospectively analyzed. Age, sex, etiology, perforation area, operative time, surgical procedure, and preoperative and postoperative visual analogue scale (VAS) scores for nasal symptoms were collected. According to perforation size, location, etiology, and local mucosal conditions, individualized procedures were performed, including pedicled nasal floor mucosal flap combined with superior-edge suturing and silicone-sheet support, free grafting, cartilage/bony plate support implantation, and composite graft repair. Nasal endoscopy was performed at the last follow-up 9 months after surgery to assess perforation closure and symptom improvement. Results Among the 43 patients, 37 were male and 6 were female. The median age was 36.00 (28.00, 55.50) years, and the median perforation area was 47.12 (19.24, 73.05) mm². Etiologies included trauma in 23 cases, iatrogenic factors in 8 cases, and unknown or other causes in 12 cases. Surgical procedures included pedicled nasal floor mucosal flap combined with superior-edge suturing and silicone-sheet support in 8 cases, free grafting in 10 cases, cartilage/bony plate support implantation in 18 cases, and composite graft repair in 7 cases. At the 9-month follow-up, complete closure was achieved in 34 cases, with an overall complete closure rate of 79.1%. Repair failure occurred in 9 cases, including partial closure in 7 cases and recurrence/non-closure in 2 cases. Among the 8 patients treated with the combined pedicled nasal floor mucosal flap technique, 7 achieved complete closure and 1 had partial closure, yielding a complete closure rate of 87.5%. Postoperative VAS scores for nasal obstruction, dryness, bleeding, and whistling were significantly lower than preoperative scores in the 43 patients (all P<0.05). Conclusion Surgical repair can effectively improve nasal obstruction, dryness, bleeding, and whistling in patients with symptomatic nasal septal perforation and achieve favorable closure outcomes. Pedicled nasal floor mucosal flap combined with superior-edge suturing and silicone-sheet support provides vascularized mucosal coverage, tension-reducing edge approximation, and postoperative support, suggesting potential value for relatively large or locally complex nasal septal perforations. Larger studies with longer follow-up are needed for further validation.