title: The relationship between the concha bullosa, nasal septal deviation and sinusitis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the possible relationship between concha bullosa, nasal septal deviation and sinusitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Paranasal sinus computed tomography scans of patients suffering from rhinosinusitis were examined. Fifty-four patients with concha bullosa were included in the study. The relationship between concha bullosa, nasal septal deviation and sinusitis was investigated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A statistically significant relationship between unilateral concha bullosa and nasal septal deviation was found (p < 0.01). The relationships of unilateral and bilateral concha bullosa with sinusitis, and bilateral concha bullosa with nasal septal deviation were not statistically significant (p > 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In order to define the relation between the concha bullosa, nasal septal deviation and sinusitis, more detailed investigations are needed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Fatih University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Davut
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Aktas
authors.forename: M Tayyar
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Kalcioglu
authors.forename: Ramazan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kutlu
authors.forename: Orhan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ozturan
authors.forename: Semih
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oncel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D008297:Male; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014420:Turbinates / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*