Unilateral Absence of Ethmoid Sinus and Nasal Turbinates: A Rare Case Report
| Autor: | Felix, Veerasigamani N |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0301 basic medicine
Nasal cavity medicine.medical_specialty sinusitis Clinical Biochemistry lcsh:Medicine 03 medical and health sciences paranasal sinus Ethmoid sinus otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine variations Sinusitis Sinus (anatomy) business.industry lcsh:R Ethmoidectomy Turbinates General Medicine Functional endoscopic sinus surgery nasal cavity medicine.disease Paranasal sinuses medicine.anatomical_structure Ear Nose and Throat Section 030101 anatomy & morphology Radiology business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 11, Iss 4, Pp MD01-MD02 (2017) |
| ISSN: | 2249-782X |
| Popis: | A variety of anatomical variation of paranasal sinus and nasal turbinates exist, as its development is a complex and long standing process. Computerized Tomography (CT) of the paranasal sinuses is a very valuable tool in diagnosing these variations. Preoperatively defining the anatomical variations of the intranasal structures is essential in performing the safe functional endoscopic sinus surgery and to avoid unnecessary complications. Several degrees and combinations of aplasias and hypoplasias have been reported. We report a case of 37-year-old male who presented with bilateral nasal block and rhinorrhea and his CT paranasal sinuses showed gross septal spur in left side, absence of right middle, inferior and superior turbinates, absent right ethmoid air cells, aplastic right frontal sinus, left concha bullosa with bilateral maxillary sinusitis. |
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