Author/Authors :
Yüce, Salim Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Kulak Burun Boğaz AD, Turkey , Karakuş, Canan Filiz Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Kulak Burun Boğaz AD, Turkey , Doğan, Mansur Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Kulak Burun Boğaz AD, Turkey , Uysal, İsmail Önder Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Kulak Burun Boğaz, Turkey
Abstract :
Rhinoliths are calcified foreign bodies which lodged in the nose. Nasal obstruction, discharge and odor are main symptoms of these patients. The patient with halitosis and recurrent nasal discharge and nasal obstruction were applyed our department. On examination, anterior rhinoscopy revealed masses lodged between the septum and the inferior turbinate in left nasal cavities of the patients. Under local anesthesia, anterior rhinoscopy and nasal endoscopic approach was rhinolith giant.
