The Contribution of the Concha Bullosa to the Chronic Sinusitis

Choi, KwangSuk; Kim, YoungBae; Kang, BoSeung; Kim, NamPyo; Lee, WonYong; Kim, ChongAe

doi:10.35420/jcohns.1997.8.2.253

J Clin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1997; 8(2):253-258

pISSN: 1225-0244, eISSN: 2713-833X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35420/jcohns.1997.8.2.253

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함기화된 중비갑개가 만성부비동염에 미치는 영향

최광석¹, 김영배¹, 강보승¹, 김남표¹, 이원용¹, 김종애¹

The Contribution of the Concha Bullosa to the Chronic Sinusitis

KwangSuk Choi¹, YoungBae Kim¹, BoSeung Kang¹, NamPyo Kim¹, WonYong Lee¹, ChongAe Kim¹

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¹부산 왈레스 기념 침례병원 이비인후과

¹Department of Otolaryngology, Wallace memorial Baptist Hospital

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Published Online: May 31, 2020

ABSTRACT

Pneumatization of middle turbinate, termed concha bullosa, is one of the most common obstructive anatomical variants seen in patients with sinusitis.

In this study, a total of 319 patients suspected of havinig sinusitis were evaluated in order to study the effects of concha bullosa in the opacification of the paranasal sinuses as well as the relation between the types of concha bullosa ( CB ) and ostiomeatal complex disease (OMCD)

The results were that there were no definite difference between cases with and without sinusitis in the incidence of concha bullosa. In 19 cases of pneumatized middle turbinate without other associated obstructive anatomical variants, there were only 3 cases (3.2%) of sinusitis. Mucosal changes of sinus were observed according to the presence of CB. More mucosal changes were seen in the groups which did not have CB than with CB. These results suggest that concha bullosa itself does not predispose in development of chronic sinusitis.

Keywords: Concha bullosa; Ostiomeatal complex disease; Chronic sinusitis