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Mucocele Of Middle Turbinate An Interesting Case Report And Literature Review, Balasubramanian Thiagarajan May 2012

Mucocele Of Middle Turbinate An Interesting Case Report And Literature Review, Balasubramanian Thiagarajan

Balasubramanian Thiagarajan

Concha involving middle turbinate is a common occurence1. Review of literature puts the incidence anywhere between 14 – 40%. This is an interesting case report of mucocele involving middle turbinate concha. Pneumatization of middle turbinate is known as concha bullosa4. Concha bullosa actually is a radiological diagnosis2 . Mucoceles can technically arise from a concha bullosa if its outflow channel is obstructed. This is ofcourse rather rare. This case report discusses a case of mucocele involving a pneumatized middle turbinate.

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Mucocele Of Paranasal Sinuses, Balasubramanian Thiagarajan Mar 2012

Mucocele Of Paranasal Sinuses, Balasubramanian Thiagarajan

Balasubramanian Thiagarajan

Mucoceles are gradually expanding lesion involving paranasal sinuses. This is usually caused due to obstruction to the normal drainage channels of paranasal sinuses leading on to pent up secretions within it. These patients classically don􀈃t present with symptoms pertaining to nose and sinuses but with ophthalmological signs and symptoms. They invariably present to the opthalmologist before finding their way to an otolaryngologist.

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Mucocele Of Paranasal Sinuses, Balasubramanian Thiagarajan Mar 2012

Mucocele Of Paranasal Sinuses, Balasubramanian Thiagarajan

Balasubramanian Thiagarajan

Mucoceles are gradually expanding lesion involving paranasal sinuses. This is usually caused due to obstruction to the normal drainage channels of paranasal sinuses leading on to pent up secretions within it. These patients classically don􀈃t present with symptoms pertaining to nose and sinuses but with ophthalmological signs and symptoms. They invariably present to the opthalmologist before finding their way to an otolaryngologist.

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