title: Large rhinolith causing nasal obstruction.
abstract: Rhinoliths are calcified masses located in the nasal cavity and may cause symptoms such as nasal obstruction, fetid odour and facial pain. They are usually diagnosed incidentally on radiographic examinations or depending on the symptoms. In this paper we report a 27-year-old Caucasian woman with a calcified mass in the right nasal cavity causing nasal obstruction, anosmia and facial pain. The calcified mass was removed by endonasal approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Istanbul University, Health Sciences Instıtute, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Onur Dincer
authors.initials: OD
authors.lastname: Kose
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Istanbul University, Health Sciences Instıtute, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Taha Emre
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Kose
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Istanbul University, Health Sciences Instıtute, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet Ali
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Erdem
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Istanbul University, Health Sciences Instıtute, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Abdulkadir Burak
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Cankaya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020347:Lithiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D000857:Olfaction Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed