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In an attempt to prevent this complication, a simple technique to preserve and medialize the MT was studied.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>METHODS:<\/jats:title>Five hundred patients underwent endoscopic sinus surgery with MT medialization and preservation. The caudal end of the MT and the opposing septal mucosa were abraded with a microdebrider for controlled synechia formation in an attempt to avoid lateralization of the MT. 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