This study describes the peroperative endoscopic findings about the size, shape and mucosal changes of the middle turbinate in patients with chronic sinusitis who underwent total spheno-ethmoidectomy. Results confirmed the middle turbinate to be a useful landmark in performing extensive sinus surgery. The most frequent change due to chronic inflammation seems to be polypous degeneration followe...

Turbinate destruction is an important diagnostic criterion in canine and feline nasal computed tomography (CT). However decreased turbinate visibility may also be caused by technical CT settings and nasal fluid. The purpose of this experimental, crossover study was to determine whether fluid reduces conspicuity of canine and feline nasal turbinates in CT and if so, whether CT settings can maxim...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether a nasal gel, administrated using a radial-hole inhaler, reaches the olfactory cleft and if a different administration method influences distribution. MATERIAL AND METHOD Sixteen healthy volunteers underwent a nasal endoscopy at 1 and 7minutes after the administration of a intranasal gel, with a different method in each fossa. RESULTS No dye deposition was ident...

OBJECTIVE To measure the effect of septoplasty on the volume of inferior turbinate in patients with a deviated nasal septum. DESIGN In this retrospective analysis, patients who underwent septoplasty without turbinate surgery from May 1, 2003, through April 30, 2006, were studied. The thicknesses and cross-sectional areas of mucosa and conchal bones were measured with computed tomography befor...

RATIONALE Sinonasal osteoblastoma is an extremely rare benign bone-forming tumor. PATIENT CONCERNS We report 2 extremely rare cases of sinonasal osteoblastoma in the middle turbinate. DIAGNOSES The preoperative diagnosis was osteoma in the middle turbinate. INTERVENTIONS We performed endoscopic removal of the mass in the middle turbinate and frontal recess. OUTCOMES Histological examina...

This letter is a commentary on the article titled "Evaluation of variations in sinonasal region with computed tomography", published in the January 2016 issue of World Journal of Radiology. The authors definition of the secondary middle turbinate is incorrect. The authors stated that the secondary middle turbinate is an accessory turbinate that is seen between the superior and middle turbinates...

Definition of the disease: Atrophic rhinitis is an infectious disease of swine characterised by serous to mucopurulent nasal discharge, shortening or twisting of the snout, atrophy of the turbinate (conchal) bones and reduced productivity. It may occur enzootically or more sporadically, depending on a variety of factors including herd immunity. The most severe progressive form is caused by infe...

Definition of the disease: Atrophic rhinitis is an infectious disease of swine characterised by serous to mucopurulent nasal discharge, shortening or twisting of the snout, atrophy of the turbinate (conchal) bones and reduced productivity. It may occur enzootically or more sporadically, depending on a variety of factors including herd immunity. The most severe progressive form is caused by infe...

INTRODUCTION Topical therapies are the best postoperative treatment option for chronic rhinosinusitis, especially those with high volume and pressure, such as the squeeze bottles. However, they are not an available option in Brazil, where irrigation syringes are used. OBJECTIVE To investigate the efficacy of topical sinonasal therapy with syringe and the influence of the middle turbinate on t...

INTRODUCTION Osteoblastoma is an uncommon benign bone tumor that accounts for 1 percent of all primary bone tumors. About 30 to 40 percent of all osteoblastoma cases involve the spine. Osteoblastoma involving the nasal cavity is rare, with only 11 reported cases in the English-language literature, while only four cases of turbinate osteoblastoma have been described. CASE PRESENTATION We repor...