A Case Report of Concha Bullosa Mucocele
Introduction: A mucocele is an epithelial lined mucus-containing sac, completely filling paranasal sinus and capable of expansion.Sinus orifice obstruction produces aggregation of mucosal discharge from respiratory epithelium inside them that is called sinus mucocele. Case Report: Present case-repo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | fas |
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Hamadan University of Medical Sciences
2006-03-01
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| Series: | پزشکی بالینی ابن سینا |
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| Online Access: | http://sjh.umsha.ac.ir/article-1-521-en.html |
| Summary: | Introduction: A mucocele is an epithelial lined mucus-containing sac, completely filling paranasal sinus and capable of expansion.Sinus orifice obstruction produces aggregation of mucosal discharge from respiratory epithelium inside them that is called sinus mucocele.
Case Report: Present case-report is related to a case of concha bullosa mucocele in a 18-year-old girl presenting to the clinic due to partial obstruction of left-side nasal cavity over 8 months ago and then completed obstruction within the recent two months. The patient underwent surgical operation with a likely diagnosis of concha bullosa mucocele.
Conclusion: Pathologic study on the specimen taken during the surgery supported the mucocele. Post-operatively, no complication was detected. In a second examination within two months after the operation,the nasal cavity was open and no complication was found. |
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| ISSN: | 2588-722X 2588-7238 |