Although severe epistaxis is uncommon, it serious. The systematic endoscopic nasal examination an essential step in identifying the bleeding point and aiding electrocauterization. Currently, S-point, which located superior part of septum behind septal body corresponding to axilla middle concha, identified about 30% cases with epistaxis. Cauterization this has excellent rate controlling preventi...

A 70-year-old Japanese female developed tiny papules on her bilateral ears 2 years previously. A histological study of a biopsy specimen revealed that amorphous materials were present in the widened dermal papillae. Because these materials were positive for both Congo red and Dylon, we diagnosed the lesion as primary cutaneous amyloidosis of the auricular concha. Immunohistochemically, the amyl...

Sphenopalatine artery ligation (SPL) is a surgical remedy for severe epistaxis. This procedure requires extensive knowledge of the various anatomical variants. Its topographical anatomy varies and reliable landmark such as the crista ethmoidalis may be absent. These variations are crucial and they dictate the outcome of the surgery. We present a peculiar case of a postero-superiorly located var...

Objective A rhinolith is a rare entity affecting all people in all age groups. It is defined as a mineralized foreign body. The purpose of the present study was to reveal the distribution in age and gender and the localization, side, and prominent symptoms of rhinoliths to identify the risk groups and characteristics of the rhinoliths in a large case series. Methods A retrospective review was...

Introduction: The Nasolacrimal duct is the terminal part of nasolacrimal apparatus or tear apparatus. anatomy lateral nasal wall Important for planning surgeries on lacrimal through intranasal approach. Objective: current study was designed to review in relation wall. Material and method: Thirty sagittal sections (14 right 16 left side) head neck formalin fixed adult cadavers known sex, gender,...

IgG4-related disease is recognized as one form of autoimmune pancreatitis. During the last ten years, it has also been described in several other organs. We present two patients with lesions showing a histological picture of fibrosis and lymphoplasmacytic infiltrations with abundant IgG4 positive plasma cells at hitherto unreported symmetrical nasal locations. The symmetrical complex consisted ...