Incidental 'ethmoid sinolith' - An unusual cause of frontal recess obstruction

Dipak Ranjan Nayak; Ajay M. Bhandarkar; Manna Valiathan; V. V.K. Sandeep

doi:10.1136/bcr-2014-204157

Incidental 'ethmoid sinolith' - An unusual cause of frontal recess obstruction

Dipak Ranjan Nayak, Ajay M. Bhandarkar^*, Manna Valiathan, V. V.K. Sandeep

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We report a case of a middle aged, hypertensive man who presented with nasal obstruction, sneezing spells, headache and nasal discharge of long duration. On evaluation, he was diagnosed to have a deviated nasal septum with allergic rhinosinusitis with sinonasal polyposis. CT of the paranasal sinuses revealed a hyperdense, oval structure suggestive of a sinolith in the right anterior ethmoid sinus. The patient underwent septoplasty with right Draf 2B procedure and extraction of the sinolith from the ethmoid sinus.

Original language	English
Article number	204157
Journal	BMJ Case Reports
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2014-204157
Publication status	Published - 31-03-2014

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