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concha bullosa

Air-filled concha in the nose. Normal variant. Epidemiology: - 50% of population Pathology: - a large concha bullosa may obstruct the opening of an adjacent paranasal sinus - may be associated with a deviated nasal septum Management: - endoscopic resection for symptomatic sinus obstruction

Related

inferior nasal concha (inferior turbinated bone) middle nasal concha (middle turbinated bone) superior nasal concha (superior turbinated bone)

General

nose disease; nasal disorder

References

  1. Wikipedia: Concha bullosa http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concha_bullosa