The “nasal swell body” (NSB) or septal turbinate is a distinct structure of the anterior nasal septum that is observed on endoscopic and radiographic examination. It is primarily a glandular rather than a venous formation that is comprised of septal cartilage, bone, and thick mucosal lining. It is commonly found in patients with symptoms of chronic sinusitis and allergic rhinitis, and is linked...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate a technique for correction of severe caudal septal defects. DESIGN For all patients, preoperative photographs were analyzed and subjective nasal airway patency surveys were conducted. The caudal septal defects were then repaired with the cartilage "plating" rigid fixation technique. The intraoperative findings were documented in pictorial diagrams. Postoperative photogra...

BACKGROUND After jaw surgery, there is often posterior caudal septal defect with dislocation of caudal septum from anterior nasal spine. In such patients, reconstruction of caudal septum is required during rhinoplasty. The authors used septal bone for nasal tip surgery reconstructing caudal septum in patients who have no desire to use autologous or homologous costal cartilage or foreign materia...

Septoplasty is performed to resolve breathing problems, but it often becomes pivotal to correct external nasal deviation, representing a central step in rhinoplasty surgery. Even in patients with no functional problems, septal surgery may represent the best solution for obtaining a proper realignment of the external nasal pyramid. One-stage septorhinoplasty has become the standard of treatment ...

Mucoceles are relatively common lesions of the paranasal sinuses. The most common site of occurrence is in the frontal sinus. However, mucocele of the nasal septum is extremely rare. To the best of our knowledge, 4 cases of nasal septal mucocele have been reported in the English literature. Herein, we present an additional case of mucocele of the nasal septum with a review of the literature per...

Supernumerary teeth are extra teeth. When they are present in the nasal cavity, they are called nasal tooth. Supernumerary teeth are reported from mandible, orbit, palate, maxillary antrum and nasal cavity. Eruption of teeth into these sites are rare and easily overlooked(l). Although, they are asymptomatic, they may prevent and delay the eruption of normal teeth and lead to the malalignment in...

Nasal dermoid sinus cysts are the most common congenital midline nasal lesion, accounting for 1% to 3% of all dermoid cysts, and 4% to 12% of all head and neck dermoids. Selection of the appropriate reconstruction technique, after dermoid resection, is important for treatment. Here we describe the successful management of a case with a nasal dermoid sinus cyst using an open rhinoplasty approach...

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This study aimed to analyze the results of a modified continuous quilting sutures technique in a series of patients presenting with hematoma and/or abscess of nasal septum (HANS). Only patients with a confirmed diagnosis of HANS without co-morbid conditions (which could predispose to a bleeding tendency), were selected. Following incision and drainage, nasal septal flaps were coapted by applyin...

Objective. We report a case of poor healing after endonasal surgery for nasal septal perforation ten years after cocaine abuse was ended. Method. The clinical findings are presented. Results. A 35-year-old man presented with a small nasal septal perforation caused by cocaine abuse. He had stopped using it ten years previously so surgery was considered safe. The perforation was surgically closed...