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Osteochondroma of the posterior nasal septum managed by endoscopic transnasal transseptal approach

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

H. Halis Unlu
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Celal Bayar University School of Medicine, Manisa, Turkey.
Zeliha Unlu
Affiliation:
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Celal Bayar University School of Medicine, Manisa, Turkey.
Semin Ayhan
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Celal Bayar University School of Medicine, Manisa, Turkey.
Murat Egrilmez
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Celal Bayar University School of Medicine, Manisa, Turkey.

Abstract

A case of osteochondroma of the posterior nasal septum is presented. A 57-year-old female patient presented with a history of bilateral nasal obstruction for 20 years. To the best of our knowledge, this is the second reported case of an osteochondroma of the nasal septum. It was treated by endoscopic transnasal transseptal surgery.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2002

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