title: Dislocation of the turbinate: a rare complication of middle turbinate surgery.
abstract: We describe a rare complication of turbinate surgery--dislocation of the turbinate--in a woman who had undergone surgical treatment for nasal obstruction 10 years earlier. Removal of the displaced yet still-viable turbinate resulted in resolution of her symptoms.
authors: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, North Bristol NHS Trust, UK.
authors: Hisham S
authors: HS
authors: Khalil
authors: Arash H
authors: AH
authors: Naraghi
authors: Desmond A
authors: DA
authors: Nunez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000601:surgery; D013517:Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014420:Turbinates / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*