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F Demir Apaydin1, Meltem Nass Duce, Altan Yildiz, Hulusi Eğilmez, Caner Ozer, U Derya Talas.
Abstract
Secondary middle turbinate (SMT), a rare variation of the nasal cavity, is a bony projection covered by soft tissue that arises from the lateral nasal wall. It is almost always bilateral and usually projects superomedially without any ostiomeatal unit obstruction. Herein, we report a case of bilateral inferomedially projecting secondary middle turbinates, one of which is pneumatised and hypertrophied, resembling a large ethmoid bulla extending into the middle meatus. The recognition of this variation is important since it may predispose to inflammatory sinus disease, by narrowing the ostiomeatal unit.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12065120 DOI: 10.1016/s0720-048x(01)00447-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Radiol ISSN: 0720-048X Impact factor: 3.528