title: Rhinolithiasis.
abstract: Rhinoliths are mineralized masses located in the nasal cavity. In this report, 12 patients with rhinolithiasis who were operated at the 2nd ENT Clinic of Ankara Numune Hospital are presented. The most frequently seen symptom is nasal obstruction, which has been seen in 9 patients. The disease most frequently seen in association with rhinolithiasis is chronic sinusitis. All masses have been extracted intranasally.
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, Ankara Numune Hospital, Turkey.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Celikkanat
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Turgut
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ozcan
authors.forename: F R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Balyan
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ozdem
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002137:Calculi / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000150:complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed