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Morphological consequences of lateral outfracture of the inferior turbinate

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2013

B C Hanna ,
N Bailie ,
G Gallagher  and
J Cole
B C Hanna*
Affiliation:
Department of ENT, Antrim Area Hospital, Northern Ireland
N Bailie
Affiliation:
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland
G Gallagher
Affiliation:
Department of ENT, Antrim Area Hospital, Northern Ireland
J Cole
Affiliation:
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland
*
Address for correspondence: Dr Brendan Hanna, ENT Department, Antrim Area Hospital, 45 Bush Road, Antrim BT41 2RL, Northern Ireland Fax: +44 (0)289 442 4195 E-mail: b.hanna@qub.ac.uk
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Abstract

Objective:

We report three cases of lateral outfracture of the inferior turbinate, which demonstrate a range of changes in the size, position and shape of the inferior turbinate.

Method:

During a study of the validity of computer modelling of nasal airflow, computed tomography scans of the noses of patients who had undergone lateral outfracture of the inferior turbinate were collected. The pre-operative scan was compared with the post-operative scan six weeks later.

Results:

In one patient, there was only a small lateral displacement of the inferior turbinate. In the other two cases, appreciable reduction in the volume of one inferior turbinate was noted, in addition to minor changes in the shape.

Conclusion:

Lateral outfracture of the inferior turbinate produces varied and inconsistent changes in morphology which may affect the shape, size and position of the turbinate.

Keywords

TurbinatesHypertrophyOtorhinolaryngologic Surgical ProceduresComplicationsAnatomyTomography, X-ray computed

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Clinical Records
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 127 , Issue 3 , March 2013 , pp. 323 - 328
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2013

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Footnotes

Presented as a poster at the 5th British Rhinology Society Meeting, 18 May 2006, Swansea, Wales, UK

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