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

Rinolithiasis tanısında endoskopinin önemi: Olgu sunumu

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Failure in the diagnosis was attributed to the pres-ence of superimposed adjacent structures on plain films and inadepuate 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.
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Key Findings & Data: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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Conclusion & Impact:Failure in the diagnosis was attributed to the pres-ence of superimposed adjacent structures on plain films and inadepuate exposure of the posteriorly located mass by routine anterior rhinoscopy.
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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 exami-nation enabled a hard intranasal mass to be seen, resembling a rhinolith. The patient's complaints disappeared after endoscopic removal of the mass. Failure in the diagnosis was attributed to the pres-ence of superimposed adjacent structures on plain films and inadepuate 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 güçleştirebilir. Daha önce birkaç kez direkt grafi de çekilmesine rağmen tanı konamayan ve sinüzit tedavisi uygulanan 34 yaşında bir erkek hastanın endoskopik incelemesinde rinolit izlenimi veren sert kitle görüldü. Kitlenin endoskopik girişimle çıkarılmasından sonra hasta-nın yakınmaları düzeldi. Tanıdaki güçlüğün nedeni olarak, düz grafide üst üste gelen komşu yapıların taşı gizlemesi ve posteriorda yerleşen taşın rutin anterior rinoskopide gözden kaçması olabileceği düşünüldü.

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ÖĞRETMENOĞLU, O. (2003). The value of endoscopy in the diagnosis of rhinolithiasis: A case report. Kulak Burun Boğaz İhtisas Dergisi, Cilt: 11 - Sayı: 3, 89–92. https://ajindex.com/articles/345960

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