Department of Radiology, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, 761-1 Sanggye 7-dong, Nowongu, Seoul 139-707, Korea.
Jpn J Radiol. 2012 Jul;30(6):530-2. doi: 10.1007/s11604-012-0082-7. Epub 2012 Apr 17.
Bifid inferior nasal turbinates-two inferior turbinates with a single root observed in the nasal cavity-are an extremely rare anatomical variation, especially when they are observed bilaterally and exist with other variations. We report a case of bilateral bifid inferior nasal turbinates with bilateral secondary middle turbinates. We discuss the findings of this rare condition and suggest an appropriate term-accessory inferior turbinate-to replace bilateral inferior turbinate by reason of its embryology.
下鼻甲分叉——鼻腔中观察到的具有单个根部的两个下鼻甲——是一种极其罕见的解剖变异，尤其是当它们双侧存在并伴有其他变异时。我们报告了一例双侧下鼻甲分叉伴双侧二级中鼻甲的病例。我们讨论了这种罕见情况的发现，并建议使用一个合适的术语——副下鼻甲——来替代双侧下鼻甲，这是基于其胚胎学的原因。
