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What is concha bullosa in nose?
Concha, also called turbinates, are the three pairs of shell-shaped bony structures present inside your nose which help in controlling the air which flows into your nose. They help moisturize and warm-up inhaled air before it goes into your lungs for respiration.
What is concha bullosa radiology?
Concha bullosa (plural: conchae bullosae) (also known as middle turbinate pneumatization) is a common finding and although associated with deviation of the nasal septum, it is usually of little clinical importance.
What is concha bullosa of middle turbinates?
Overview. Concha bullosa is also known as the pneumatization of the middle turbinate. 2 This just means that there is an air pocket in the middle concha. Concha bullosa is a very common anatomical deviation that does not always result in you having sinus problems.
Is concha bullosa a polyp?
Concha bullosa is a cystic distension of the middle nasal concha. This is a common anatomic variation of the middle turbinate, however, polyp formation within concha bullosa is rare.
What causes concha bullosa?
Concha bullosa happens when one of the conchae, or turbinates, inside your nose becomes filled with a pocket of air. This is also known as pneumatization of the turbinate. There are three pairs of conchae in your nose on either side of the septum. Your septum is the structure that divides your nose in half.
Does concha bullosa require surgery?
The definitive treatment of concha bullosa is surgical. Although asymptomatic concha bullosa does not require treatment, concha bullosa cases that cause obstruction of the ostiomeatal complex and disease in the paranasal sinuses and those that cause only airway obstruction are treated by performing ESS.
How do you treat concha bullosa?
Is concha bullosa normal?
Epidemiology. Concha bullosa is a normal variant and is one of the most common variations of sinonasal anatomy, it is identified in ~35% (range 14-53%) of patients 1.