title: [2 cases of unilateral nasal obstruction related to rhinolithiasis].
abstract: Authors report two cases of 31 and 42 year old women who for many years had a unilateral nasal obstruction: first case due to a large polyp, second one due to a mucosal inflammation but both caused by a rhinolithiasis. The latter is formed over several years around a vegetable seed or a piece of material neglected since childhood. The rhinolithiasis is a calcareous concretion formed in layers visible by X-rays. This type of growth is usually enhanced by weak economic development of certain countries.
authors.affiliation: Service O.R.L., Hôpital Principal, Dakar, Sénégal.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Moulonguet
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Brette
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Monteil
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002137:Calculi / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D009296:Nasal Cavity; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Deux cas d'obstruction nasale unilatérale liée à une rhinolithiase.