Aydil U, Ozçelik T
Department of Otolaryngology, Bayindir Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
J Laryngol Otol. 2010 Apr;124(4):447-9. doi: 10.1017/S0022215109991757. Epub 2009 Nov 23.
We present the first report of agenesis of the middle nasal turbinate.
We present a case report and briefly discuss the world literature.
A 57-year-old man presenting with sinonasal symptoms was evaluated clinically and radiologically. Agenesis of the patient's left middle turbinate was detected. Coronal computed tomography images showed a septal spur replacing the absent left middle turbinate.
The lateral nasal wall has complex anatomy, and several anatomical variations have been reported. The most common anatomical variation of the middle nasal turbinate is concha bullosa. Unilateral agenesis of the middle nasal turbinate has not previously been reported; the presented patient represents the first reported case.
我们报告首例中鼻甲发育不全的病例。
我们呈现一例病例报告并简要讨论世界文献。
一名出现鼻鼻窦症状的57岁男性接受了临床和放射学评估。检测到该患者左侧中鼻甲发育不全。冠状位计算机断层扫描图像显示一个鼻中隔棘突取代了缺失的左侧中鼻甲。
鼻腔外侧壁解剖结构复杂，已报道有多种解剖变异。中鼻甲最常见的解剖变异是泡状鼻甲。此前未曾报道过单侧中鼻甲发育不全；本文所呈现的患者是首例报道病例。
