Bifid inferior turbinate: a report of two cases.

Nasal turbinates are functionally important structures which extend from the lateral nasal walls to the nasal cavity. Lateral nasal wall anomalies are usually asymptomatic lesions which are incidentally detected. The most common variation of the lateral nasal wall is the pneumatization of turbinates.

Does septoplasty improve the quality of life in children?

Objectives: The aim of this study is to evaluate the outcomes of septoplasty and the effects of septoplasty on the quality of life and to determine postoperative patient satisfaction in children using nose obstruction symptom evaluation (NOSE) and visual analog scale (VAS).

Methods: Only pediatric patients who underwent septoplasty were included in the study. Patients who underwent adenoidectomy, endoscopic sinus surgery, or turbinate surgery in addition to septoplasty and total septal reconstruction with open technique septorhinoplasty were excluded from the study.

Detection of staphylococcal exotoxins in antrochoanal polyps and chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps.

Objective: Staphylococcal exotoxins have been reported in the pathogenesis of many chronic inflammatory diseases. Recent reports have hypothesized that staphylococcal exotoxins might be related to inflammatory mucosal changes seen in chronic sinusitis with nasal polyps (CRS-NPs). Staphylococcal exotoxins have the capacity to act as superantigens (SAgs), bypassing normal antigen processing and directly stimulating a massive inflammatory response.

Glomus tumor of the nasal vestibulum: a rare clinical presentation.

Glomus tumor is an uncommon benign tumor rising from the glomus bodies. It is most often found on limbs and rarely involve the head and neck. In this report, we present the 31st documented case of a intranasal glomus (nasal vestibular) tumor, an extremely rare localization.