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Antrochoanal polyp originating from sphenoid sinus causing acute dysphagia

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Antrochoanal polyps are not uncommon in childhood and adolescence. Usually they arise from the maxillary sinus, but they also can arise from the turbinates or other sinus cavities including the sphenoid sinus cavity. We present such a case to underscore this less common site of origin of sphenochoanal polyps.

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  1. Departments of Radiology and Pediatrics, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA, , , , , , US

    L. E. Swischuk

  2. Department of Radiology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA, , , , , , US

    E. P. Hendrick

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Swischuk, L., Hendrick, E. Antrochoanal polyp originating from sphenoid sinus causing acute dysphagia. Emergency Radiology 7, 358–360 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00011858

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