Classification and clinical observation of rhinoliths in the adult patients

Bobrov V.M.

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Bobrov V.M.

Otdelenie otorinolaringologii GKB #8 im. I.B. Odnopozova, Izhevsk

Classification and clinical observation of rhinoliths in the adult patients

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Bobrov V.M.

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Journal: Russian Bulletin of Otorhinolaryngology. 2012;77(5): 88‑90

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Bobrov VM. Classification and clinical observation of rhinoliths in the adult patients. Russian Bulletin of Otorhinolaryngology. 2012;77(5):88‑90. (In Russ.)

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This paper reports 3 cases of rhinoliths 20, 14, and 45 years in duration respectively observed during the last 3 years. Rhinoliths caused difficulty of nasal breathing on the side of their localization accompanied by serous discharge from the nose and atrophy of turbinate bones; moreover, they provoked the development of maxilloethmoidal sinusitis, nasal polyps, and deviation of the nasal septum. The surgical removal of the rhinoliths promoted elimination of these complications. A new classification of rhinoliths distinguishing between 4 groups of these stone-like structures is proposed.

Keywords:

rhinolith (nasal calculus)

classification of rhinoliths

nasal cavity

paranasal sinuses

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Bobrov V.M.

Otdelenie otorinolaringologii GKB #8 im. I.B. Odnopozova, Izhevsk

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