| Autor: |
Özlem Akkoca, Arzu Tüzüner, Şule Demirci, Ceren Ünlü, Hakkı Uzunkulaoğlu, Necmi Arslan, Gülay Aktar |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2016 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, Vol 54, Iss 4, Pp 154-157 (2016) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2667-7474 |
| DOI: |
10.5152/tao.2016.1773 |
| Popis: |
Objective:A rhinolith is a rare entity affecting all people in all age groups. It is defined as a mineralized foreign body. The purpose of the present study was to reveal the distribution in age and gender and the localization, side, and prominent symptoms of rhinoliths to identify the risk groups and characteristics of the rhinoliths in a large case series.Methods:A retrospective review was performed from the medical charts of 28 patients who were diagnosed with rhinolith and underwent surgery between May 2011 and January 2015 in Ankara Research and Training Hospital. All data, including age, gender, duration of symptoms, localization of the lesion and accompanying pathologies, were documented.Results:In total, 28 patients (18 females and 10 males) with a mean age of 26.2±16.6 (5-62) years who were diagnosed with rhinolithiasis were reviewed. Nasal obstruction (71.4%) and nasal discharge (64.3%) were the most common complaints. The rhinolith was located in the right nasal cavity in 24 patients and in the left in four; this difference was statistically significant (p |
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