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The value of endoscopy in the diagnosis of rhinolithiasis: a case report

Rinolithiasis tanısında endoskopinin önemi: Olgu sunumu

Oğuz Öğretmenoğlu(Hacettepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi KBB Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Ankara.)
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2003-06-10
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The patient’s complaints dis- appeared after endoscopic removal of the mass.Failure in the diagnosis was attributed to the pres­ ence of superimposed adjacent structures on plain films and inadequate exposure of the posteriorly located mass by routine anterior rhinoscopy.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Diagnosis of rhinolithiasis may be difficult because of the possibility of varying clinical presentations.Complaints of a 34-year-old male patient had been misdiagnosed as sinusitis and several plain radi- ographs had missed the event.
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Key Findings & Data:Endoscopic examination enabled a hard intranasal mass to be seen, resembling a rhinolith.
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Conclusion & Impact:The patient’s complaints dis- appeared after endoscopic removal of the mass.Failure in the diagnosis was attributed to the pres­ ence of superimposed adjacent structures on plain films and inadequate exposure of the posteriorly located mass by routine anterior rhinoscopy.
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⚙️Variables:Calculi/etiology/complications/radiography · endoscopy · nasal obstruction/etiology

Abstract

Diagnosis of rhinolithiasis may be difficult because of the possibility of varying clinical presentations.Complaints of a 34-year-old male patient had been misdiagnosed as sinusitis and several plain radi- ographs had missed the event. Endoscopic examination enabled a hard intranasal mass to be seen, resembling a rhinolith. The patient’s complaints dis- appeared after endoscopic removal of the mass.Failure in the diagnosis was attributed to the pres­ ence of superimposed adjacent structures on plain films and inadequate exposure of the posteriorly located mass by routine anterior rhinoscopy.

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Rinolithiasisin hem nadir olması hem de farklı klinik tablolarla görülebilmesi tanıyı güçlefltirebilir. Daha önce birkaç kez direkt grafi de çekilmesine rağmen tanı konamayan ve sinüzit tedavisi uygulanan 34 yaflında bir erkek hastanın endoskopik incelemesin- de rinolit izlenimi veren sert kitle görüldü. Kitlenin endoskopik giriflimle çıkarılmasından sonra hasta- nın yakınmaları düzeldi. Tanıdaki güçlüğün nedeni olarak, düz grafide üst üste gelen komflu yapıların taflı gizlemesi ve posteriorda yerleflen taflın rutin anterior rinoskopide gözden kaçması olabileceği düflünüldü

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Öğretmenoğlu, O. (2003). The value of endoscopy in the diagnosis of rhinolithiasis: a case report. The Turkish Journal of Ear Nose and Throat, Volume: 11 Issue: 3. https://ajindex.com/articles/1330173

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