Rhinolithiasis : A case report of a large rhinolith featuring the presence of granulation tissue
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Rhinoliths rare nasal masses and related with the presence of foreign bodies .If undetected for a long time ,they may grow large enough to cause symptoms of nasal obstruction ,mimicking sinusitis . A case of a 35 year old woman having a 6 years old history of nasal obstruction ,which was clinically and radiologically to be rhinolith featuring the presence of granulation tissue, is being reported.The mass was bulky and displaced posterioly into the nasopharynx and removed trans-orally with simultaneous resection of granulation tissue and application of 10% tricyclic acetic acid.
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