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Ball valve nasal obstruction following incomplete inferior turbinectomy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

M. J. R. Magarey ,
S. M. Jayaraj ,
H. A. Saleh  and
A. Sandison
M. J. R. Magarey
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK
S. M. Jayaraj
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK
H. A. Saleh
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK
A. Sandison
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK
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Abstract

An interesting case is presented of a 53-year-old male who was seen with a 10-year history of intermittent, unilateral nasal obstruction following a bilateral total inferior turbinectomy. A pedunculated mass was seen in the right posterior nasal space acting as a ball valve. This was removed and found to be residual turbinate tissue.

Keywords

TurbinatesSurgical Procedures OperativeNasal Obstructions
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 118 , Issue 2 , February 2004 , pp. 146 - 147
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2004

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