title: Paradoxical giant inferior concha.
abstract: Anatomic variations of the middle and superior conchae are common, but inferior concha anomalies are rare. These anomalies have included pneumatization, agenesis, and duplication. We describe what we believe is the first reported case of a paradoxical curvature of the bony part of the inferior concha. The patient was a 13-year-old girl. The development of a huge inferior concha blocked the left nasal cavity and deviated the nasal septum to the contralateral side, resulting in bilateral obstruction. The patient was successfully treated with surgery.
authors.affiliation: ENT Clinic, Haydarpaşa Numune Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. drbnaib@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Barış
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Naiboğlu
authors.forename: Atılay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yaylacı
authors.forename: Cağatay
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Oysu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014420:Turbinates / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery