TO WHAT EXTENT IS RHINOPLASTY, A POPULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURE, INCLUDED IN ACADEMIC THESES IN TURKEY?
1Pamukkale Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Kulak Burun Boğaz Anabilim Dalı, K.B.B., Denizli, Türkiye Objective: This study aimed to examine the distribution of academic theses on rhinoplasty and septorhinoplasty written in Turkey, according to the years and departments in which they were conducted, and to evaluate the topics and research methods of these theses using bibliometric analysis.Materials and Methods: In this study, theses published in the National Thesis Center between 1988 and 2023 and containing the keywords 'rhinoplasty or septorhinoplasty', 'septoplasty and nose', 'rhinoplasty and septum', 'aesthetics and nose' in the title and content of the thesis were examined. The data obtained were grouped and evaluated in terms of publication date, study type, department of the thesis, and thesis content.
Results: A total of 133 theses were included in the study, excluding those not directly related to the subject. According to the examination based on departments, it was observed that most of the theses (45.86%) belonged to the department of otorhinolaryngology. In addition to the otorhinolaryngology department, other departments such as plastic reconstructive and aesthetic surgery (21.05%), anesthesiology (20.30%), family medicine, pharmacy, nursing, psychology, sociology, anthropology, bioengineering, and health institutions management, various theses on rhinoplasty were also found to be remarkable.
Conclusion: The number of theses on rhinoplasty has been increasing over the years. Although most of these rhinoplasty procedures were conducted in the department of otorhinolaryngology, those from different academic branches on a wide variety of subjects were also performed. The increasing popularity of rhinoplasty as a surgical option is reflected in postgraduate and specialty theses in our country.
Keywords : Rhinoplasty, septorhinoplasty, thesis