Giant concha bullosa

Concha bullosa is the most frequently encountered anatomical variation of the lateral nasal wall characterised with pneumatisation of the middle concha. The incidence of middle concha bullosa varies between 14% and 53%. Patients may often complain of nasal congestion and may in some cases suffer epi...

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Published in:BMJ case reports 2014-01, Vol.2014, p.bcr2013200524
Main Authors: Derin, Serhan, Deveer, Mehmet, Sahan, Murat, Beydilli, Halil
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Asia
Endoscopy
Female
Humans
Nasal Obstruction - diagnostic imaging
Nasal Obstruction - etiology
Nose
Sinuses
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Turbinates - abnormalities
Turbinates - diagnostic imaging
Turbinates - surgery
Unusual Presentation of More Common Disease/Injury
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Summary:Concha bullosa is the most frequently encountered anatomical variation of the lateral nasal wall characterised with pneumatisation of the middle concha. The incidence of middle concha bullosa varies between 14% and 53%. Patients may often complain of nasal congestion and may in some cases suffer episodes of recurrent acute rhinosinusitis. In this article we present a case of nasal obstruction with an unusually large concha bullosa.
ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr-2013-200524