title: Unilateral inferior turbinate hypoplasia caused by a longstanding (approximately 35 yr) nasal foreign body.
abstract: We report the unusual case of a 44-year-old man who presented with a plastic foreign body that had been lodged in his right nasal cavity for approximately 35 years. Initial attempts to remove the object were unsuccessful; only after it was broken into several parts was removal achieved. Rigid nasal endoscopy and computed tomography revealed hypoplasia of the ipsilateral inferior turbinate.
authors: Centro Medico-Chirurgico di Foniatria, Padova, Italy.
authors: Fiorenza
authors: F
authors: Derosas
authors: Gino
authors: G
authors: Marioni
authors: Giuseppe
authors: G
authors: Brescia
authors: Alessandra
authors: A
authors: Florio
authors: Claudia
authors: C
authors: Staffieri
authors: Alberto
authors: A
authors: Staffieri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012307:Risk Factors; D014420:Turbinates / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology*