Concha Bullosa of the Inferior Turbinate: Report of Two Cases

Concha bullosa (CB) is defined as pneumatization and the presence of air cells within the nasal turbinates. Inferior concha bullosa (ICB) is a rare anatomical variation of the lateral nasal wall, with only a handful of case reports published in the literature to date. In this article, we present two...

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Autores principales: Alkhaldi, Abdullah S, Alhedaithy, Riyadh, Alghonaim, Yazeed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Otolaryngology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8259893/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34262817
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.15479
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Sumario:Concha bullosa (CB) is defined as pneumatization and the presence of air cells within the nasal turbinates. Inferior concha bullosa (ICB) is a rare anatomical variation of the lateral nasal wall, with only a handful of case reports published in the literature to date. In this article, we present two additional cases of ICB and a review of the literature regarding this rare anatomical variation.

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