Concha bullosa pyocele

An aerated middle turbinate is called a concha bullosa (CB), and given the importance of the middle turbinate in nasal physiology, variations that alter the airflow and mucous drainage can cause sinonasal symptoms. A pyocele of the middle turbinate differs from an infected CB because it has the pote...

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Published in:European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology 2008-03, Vol.265 (3), p.373-375
Main Authors: OKUYUCU, Semsettin, AKOGLU, Ertap, DAGLI, Ali Safak
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Case Report
Head and Neck Surgery
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mucocele - diagnosis
Mucocele - surgery
Nasal Obstruction - etiology
Neurosurgery
Nose Diseases - diagnosis
Nose Diseases - surgery
Olfaction Disorders - etiology
Otorhinolaryngology
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Turbinates
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Summary:An aerated middle turbinate is called a concha bullosa (CB), and given the importance of the middle turbinate in nasal physiology, variations that alter the airflow and mucous drainage can cause sinonasal symptoms. A pyocele of the middle turbinate differs from an infected CB because it has the potential to expand and destroy neighbouring tissues like a tumour. We present a concha bullosa pyocele (CBP) that expanded against the lamina papyracea without causing orbital displacement. As pus was discharged whilst performing an endoscopic biopsy to determine whether it was neoplastic, the lateral aspect of the turbinate was excised to complete the procedure.
ISSN:0937-4477
1434-4726
DOI:10.1007/s00405-007-0448-0