'Conchae bullosis': a rare case with bilateral triple turbinate pneumatisations

Ozturan O., YENIGUN A., DEGIRMENCI N., YILMAZ F.

JOURNAL OF LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY, vol.127, no.1, pp.73-75, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 127 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1017/s0022215112002514
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.73-75
  • Keywords: Anatomy, Nasal Cavity, Nasal Sinuses, Turbinates, Computed Tomography, PNEUMATIZED INFERIOR TURBINATE
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Concha bullosa is the pneumatisation of intranasal conchae (usually the middle turbinate, and rarely the inferior or superior turbinate); however, the term is generally used to describe aeration of the middle concha. Superior concha bullosa is a rare finding, and only a few cases of inferior concha bullosa have been reported in the medical literature. When symptomatic, concha bullosa may cause various problems including nasal congestion, headache, postnasal drip, anosmia and, sometimes, epiphora.