A RARE CAUSE OF NASAL OBSTRUCTION AND HEADACHE: A GIANT BULLAE ETHMOIDALIS INSIDE THE CONCHA BULLOSA

Abstract

The existence of a giant ethmoidal bullae and its invading into the concha bullosa is a rare situation. Two cases reported in literature up to date, this case will be the third. Herein we report a case admitted due to the complaints of headache, facial pain and nasal obstruction. A giant ethmoidal bullae inside the concha bullosa was detected in preoperative CT scans. Surgical treatment approaches and literature review will be presented. It is important to discover anatomical variations preoperatively in paranasal sinus surgery to avoid complications.

Keywords

• bullae ethmoidalis
• giant
• concha

Nazal obstrüksiyon ve başağrısının nadir bir nedeni; Konka büllozanın içine doğru uzanım gösteren büyük bir bulla etmoidalis

Abstract

Dev etmoid bulla ve bunun konka büllozanın içine doğru uzanım göstermesi nadir görülen bir durumdur. Literatürde iki vaka bildirilmiş olup bu üçünçü vakadır. Olgumuzda hasta başağrısı, yüz ağrısı ve nazal obstrüksiyon şikayetleri ile başvurdu. Preoperatif paranazal BT de büyük bir etmoid bullanın konka bülloza içine doğru uzanım yaptığı görülmektedir. Olgu cerrahi olarak tedavi edilmiş olup literatür eşliğinde değerlendirildi. Paranazal sinüs cerrahisinde komplikasyonlardan kaçınmak için preoperatif anatomik varyasyonların değerlendirilmesi önemlidir

Keywords

• Bulla etmoidalis
• büyük
• konka bülloza

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