Tek Taraflı Alt ve Orta Konka Bulloza Birlikteliği Olgusu

Burun tıkanıklığı Kulak Burun Boğaz kliniklerine sık başvuru nedenlerinden biridir. Konka hipertrofisi ve varyasyonları sık rastlanan burun tıkanıklığı nedenlerindendir. Bu makalede, alt konka pnömatizasyonu ve orta konka pnömatizasyonu birlikteliğini sunmayı ve literatür eşliğinde tartışmayı amaçladık.

A Case of Unilateral Lower and Middle Concha Bullosa Coexistence

Nasal congestion is one of the most common reason references to otolaryngology clinics. Concha hypertrophy and its variations are frequent causes of nasal congestion. In this study, we aimed to present a patient with pnoematisation of lower and middle concha in the lights of literature herein. 

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