A 60-year-old woman presented with a bulky nasal mass. The mass was accidentally discovered during examination following a head injury. The patient, suffering from severe mental retardation, did not complain of any nasal symptoms, though her relatives, upon direct questioning, reported a two year history of fetid rhinorrhoea and occasional epistaxis. The CT scan showed a large inhomogeneous calcified mass in left nasal cavity, impacted on the choanal border. The patient underwent endoscopic nasal surgery under general anaesthesia in order to remove the mass. A transnasal approach granted a successful and complete removal. The patient was discharged the following day without any complication and no sign of recurrence or symptoms relapse was reported during a two year follow-up
Rock, paper, endoscopy : a baffling case of rhinolith / A.M. Saibene, V. Bebi, R. Borloni, G. Felisati. - In: BMJ CASE REPORT. - ISSN 1757-790X. - 2013:(2013 Apr 09), pp. 009147.1-009147.4. [10.1136/bcr-2013-009147]
Rock, paper, endoscopy : a baffling case of rhinolith
A.M. SaibenePrimo
;V. BebiSecondo
;G. FelisatiUltimo
2013
Abstract
A 60-year-old woman presented with a bulky nasal mass. The mass was accidentally discovered during examination following a head injury. The patient, suffering from severe mental retardation, did not complain of any nasal symptoms, though her relatives, upon direct questioning, reported a two year history of fetid rhinorrhoea and occasional epistaxis. The CT scan showed a large inhomogeneous calcified mass in left nasal cavity, impacted on the choanal border. The patient underwent endoscopic nasal surgery under general anaesthesia in order to remove the mass. A transnasal approach granted a successful and complete removal. The patient was discharged the following day without any complication and no sign of recurrence or symptoms relapse was reported during a two year follow-upPubblicazioni consigliate
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