CT demonstration of accessory nasal turbinates: secondary middle turbinateand bifid inferior turbinate

Authors
Aksungur, EH Bicakci, K Inal, M Akgul, E Binokay, F Aydogan, B Oguz, M
Citation
Eh. Aksungur et al., CT demonstration of accessory nasal turbinates: secondary middle turbinateand bifid inferior turbinate, EUR J RAD, 31(3), 1999, pp. 174-176
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology ,Nuclear Medicine & Imaging
Journal title
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
ISSN journal
0720048X → ACNP
Volume
31
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
174 - 176
Database
ISI
SICI code
0720-048X(199909)31:3<174:CDOANT>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
Normally, there are three pairs of nasal turbinates in the nasal cavity. Co ronal computed tomographies of 253 cases of sinusitis were examined for the presence of additional turbinates and bilateral secondary middle turbinate s were detected in two cases. Also, we describe another accessory turbinate , 'bifid inferior turbinate', in one of these cases. Existence of these acc essory turbinates may occur during embryologic development of lateral nasal wall. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.