A Case of Rhinoliths in the Nasal Cavity and Maxillary Sinus |
Hea Won Lee, MD1, Don Hang Ham, MD1, Young Jin Kim, MD1, and Jong Min Kim, MD2 |
1;Department of Otolaryngology, National Seoul Hospital, 2;Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Korea |
비강 및 상악동에 발생한 비석증 1예 |
이혜원1 · 함돈행1 · 김영진1 · 김종민2 |
국립서울병원 이비인후과1;고려대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실2; |
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ABSTRACT |
Rhinoliths are rare in the nasal space. They usually have a foreign body nucleus of bacteria, blood, pus cells, mucus, crust or some foreign material from outside of the body. They vary in size from small granules to those an ounce or more in height. Recently, we experienced a case of rhinoliths in the left nasal cavity and maxillary sinus in 56-years-old female who has been headache, unilateral(left) fetid, blood-tinged purulent rhinorrhea and nasal stuffiness etc. Under local anesthesia, one rhinolith in the nasal cavity was removed with the use of nasal bayonet forcep and suction tip but, the other one in the maxillary sinus was evacuated through Caldwell-Luc's approach. |
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