Cukurova Ibrahim, Yaz Aytekin, Gumussoy Murat, Yigitbasi Orhan G, Karaman Yucel
Department of Otolaryngology and Neck and Head Surgery, The Ministry of Health Izmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, 35170, Izmir, Turkey.
J Med Case Rep. 2012 Mar 26;6:87. doi: 10.1186/1752-1947-6-87.
Anatomic variations of the paranasal sinuses are very common. The paranasal sinus anatomy should be carefully examined prior to performing endoscopic sinus surgery in terms of both existent pathologies and anatomic variations. The anatomy of the paranasal sinuses and its variations have gained importance, along with advances in coronal paranasal sinus computed tomography and extensive use of endoscopic sinus surgery.
A 53-year-old Caucasian woman was admitted to our clinic with complaints of nasal breathing difficulties and headache persisting for a long time. Another concha bullosa was detected in the middle concha bullosa on preoperative paranasal computed tomography examination. It is known that the paranasal sinuses have a number of anatomical variations.
Herein we report a rare case, along with a review of the literature, to emphasize that a concha bullosa inside another concha bullosa should not be ignored.
鼻窦的解剖变异非常常见。在进行鼻内镜鼻窦手术前，应仔细检查鼻窦解剖结构，包括现存的病理状况和解剖变异。随着冠状位鼻窦计算机断层扫描技术的进步以及鼻内镜鼻窦手术的广泛应用，鼻窦的解剖结构及其变异变得愈发重要。
一名53岁的白种女性因长期存在鼻呼吸困难和头痛症状入住我院。术前鼻窦计算机断层扫描检查发现中鼻甲泡内存在另一个鼻甲泡。已知鼻窦存在多种解剖变异。
在此，我们报告一例罕见病例，并对相关文献进行综述，以强调不应忽视一个鼻甲泡内存在另一个鼻甲泡的情况。
