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All Concha Bullosa: An Undefined Abnormality of the Lateral Nasal Wall

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Pneumatization of the turbinates, are the anatomic variations of lateral nasal wall. Turbinate pneumatization, refers to the existence of air cell inside the turbinates. Pneumatization of the middle turbinate is common, whereas rare in the superior and especially inferior turbinate. In this report we presented a case who has bilaterally pneumatization of all conchas.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey

    Yuksel Toplu, Tuba Bayindir, Erkan Karatas & Mustafa Akarcay

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Toplu, Y., Bayindir, T., Karatas, E. et al. All Concha Bullosa: An Undefined Abnormality of the Lateral Nasal Wall. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 65, 86–88 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-012-0592-8

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