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Concha bullosa: endoscopic treatment.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19553845     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
AIM: To assess the frequency and the endoscopic treatment of the middle turbinate pneumatization or concha bullosa. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forty-nine patients (26 males and 23 females) with sinusitis and headache symptoms and axial and coronal computed tomographic scans of the paranasal sinuses and who had an endoscopic examination visit in the outpatient department between January 2005 and July 2007 were included in this study. Functional endoscopic sinus surgery was performed. Nasal tampons were removed 3 days after surgery, and endoscopic examination visits were performed 7, 15, 30, and 60 days after surgical treatment. RESULTS: All the patients presented complaints of chronic nasal obstruction. Eleven patients (5 males and 6 females; 22.4%) presented either a unilateral or a bilateral middle turbinate pneumatization. The surgeons recorded the surgery and each examination visit. In remote controls (12 mo at least), the patients showed a total remission of symptoms. There were no important complications.
Authors:
Evaristo Belli; Guido Rendine; Noemi Mazzone
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of craniofacial surgery     Volume:  20     ISSN:  1536-3732     ISO Abbreviation:  J Craniofac Surg     Publication Date:  2009 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-07-23     Completed Date:  2009-11-02     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9010410     Medline TA:  J Craniofac Surg     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1165-8     Citation Subset:  D    
Affiliation:
Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, II Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, La Sapienza University, Sant' Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Endoscopy / methods*
Female
Humans
Male
Nasal Obstruction / etiology,  radiography,  surgery*
Sinusitis / etiology,  radiography,  surgery*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
Turbinates / radiography,  surgery*

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