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In this study a total of 175 coronal CT scans of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses have been investigated. A secondary middle concha was detected bilaterally in 12 (6.8%) out of 175 patients. In all cases, the ethmoidal infundibulum was placed anteroinferior to the lateral origin of the secondary middle concha. This structure did not obstruct the osteo-meatal complex in any of the 12 cases.
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Dans cette étude, 175 scanners de la cavité nasale et des sinus para nasaux ont été examinés totalement. On a découvert que parmi 175 malades le cornet nasal moyen secondaire (CMS) existait des deux côtés dans 12 cas (7 hommes et 5 femmes). Dans tous les cas l'infundibulum était en position antéro-inférieure par rapport à l'attache latérale du CMS. Dans aucun cas le CMS n'obstruait le complexe ostéo-meatal.
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Aykut, M., Gümüsburun, E., Müderrïs, S. et al. The secondary nasal middle concha. Surg Radiol Anat 16, 307–309 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01627687
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01627687