An unusual anatomical variation of the superior turbinate: a case report

INTRODUCTION: The only anatomical variation of the superior turbinate defined in the literature is concha bullosa. Determination of anatomical variations of the intranasal structures is important to perform safe endoscopic sinus surgery and avoid complications. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of...

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Autores principales: San, Turhan, Gürkan, Emre, Erdoğan, Bariş
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4090649/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24912569
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-8-182
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: The only anatomical variation of the superior turbinate defined in the literature is concha bullosa. Determination of anatomical variations of the intranasal structures is important to perform safe endoscopic sinus surgery and avoid complications. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of an unusual anatomical variation of the superior turbinate in a 55-year-old Turkish man with nasal obstruction and headache. CONCLUSIONS: Anatomical variations of superior turbinate are very rare. Variations of intranasal structures can easily be detected with coronal plane paranasal sinus computed tomography.

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