Inferior Concha Bullosa Communicating into the Maxillary Sinus: Case Report
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Concha bullosa or conchal pneumatization refers to the presence of an air cell within a nasal turbinate. Pneumatization is most commonly seen in the middle turbinate followed by the superior turbinate. Pneumatized inferior turbinate is rare, and most of the papers in the literature appear as case reports. In this study, a 33-year-old female patient complaining from unilateral nasal stuffiness and intermittent headache is presented. Symptomatology, diagnostic and therapeutic methods for inferior concha bullosa is discussed. In clinical practice, the pneumatization status should well be studied on the scans before sinus and turbinate surgery and inferior concha bullosa should be kept in mind.
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