Bifid and secondary superior nasal turbinates

• Autorzy: Rusu M.C. , Sandulescu M. , Sava C.J. , Dinca D.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The lateral nasal wall contains the nasal turbinates (conchae) which are used as landmarks during functional endoscopic surgery. Various morphological possibilities of turbinates were reported, such as bifidity of the inferior turbinate and extra middle turbinates, such as the secondary middle turbinate. During a retrospective cone beam computed tomography study of nasal turbinates in a patient we found previously unreported variants of the superior nasal turbinates. These had, bilaterally, ethmoidal and sphenoidal insertions. On the right side we found a bifid superior turbinate and on the left side we found a secondary superior turbinate located beneath the normal/principal one, in the superior nasal meatus. These demonstrate that if a variant morphology is possible for a certain turbinate, it could occur in any nasal turbinate but it has not been yet observed or reported. (Folia Morphol 2019; 78, 1: 199–203)

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Folia Morphologica
• Rocznik: 2019
• Tom: 78
• Numer: 1
• Opis fizyczny: p.199–203,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Rusu M.C.

• Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 8 Eroilor Sanitari Blvd., RO-050474 Bucharest, Romania

autor

Sandulescu M.

• Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 8 Eroilor Sanitari Blvd., RO-050474 Bucharest, Romania

autor

Sava C.J.

• Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania

autor

Dinca D.

• Ovidius University, Aleea Universitatii No. 1, Constanta, Romania

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DOI

10.5603/FM.a2018.0047