A Case of Rhinolithiasis

Rhinolith is an uncommon nasal mass in children and adolescents. We report a 8 years old boy with a history of long standing foul smelling right sided nasal discharge, progressive nasal obstruction and recurrent epistaxis, which was clinically suspected as being due to the presence of a long standin...

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Published in:Online journal of health & allied sciences : OJHAS 2008-07, Vol.7 (2)
Main Authors: Rakesh Kumar Singh, Saurabh Varshney, Sampan Singh Bist, Nitin Gupta, Rajat Bhatia, Sanjeev Kishor
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Endoscopy
Rhinolith
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Summary:Rhinolith is an uncommon nasal mass in children and adolescents. We report a 8 years old boy with a history of long standing foul smelling right sided nasal discharge, progressive nasal obstruction and recurrent epistaxis, which was clinically suspected as being due to the presence of a long standing foreign body. Rhinolith in the right nasal cavity was diagnosed on rigid endoscopic examination. Rhinolith was removed by using a 00 rigid nasal endoscope.
ISSN:0972-5997
0972-5997