A Rhinolith Surrounded by a Nasal Polyp
JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY, cilt.21, sa.6, ss.1954-1955, 2010 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 6
- Basım Tarihi: 2010
- Doi Numarası: 10.1097/scs.0b013e3181f4ee04
- Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1954-1955
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Rhinolith, nasal polyp, nasal endoscopy
- Kütahya Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Rhinoliths are uncommon mineralized nasal mass in children and adolescents. We reported a case of unilateral rhinolith that presented as a nasal polyp. A 29-year-old woman who had right-sided nasal purulent discharge, nasal obstruction, intermittent epistaxis, and posterior nasal drip for 6 months was admitted to our department. Nasal examination revealed a nasal mass between the inferior turbinate and the nasal septum, presenting as a nasal polyp or a nasal tumor. Paranasal sinus computed tomographic scan confirmed a calcified mass in soft tissue. We removed the rhinolith and the soft tissue that was around it with a transnasal endoscopic approach. Histologic analysis of the soft tissue identified inflammatory nasal polypoid tissue.