Lateral rhinotomy for a large, infected haller cell causing proptosis.

Author: Debangshu Ghosh ¹ ; Dilip Kumar Baruah ² ; Subodh Chandra Goswami ³ ; Sumit Kumar Basu ¹
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1. Department of ENTR.G.Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
2. Private Practitioner Guwahati, Assam, India
3. Department of ENT Guwahati Medical College Guwahati, Assam, India
Publication Type:Case Reports
Keywords: Haller Cell; Proptosis; Maxillary Sinusitis; Lateral Rhinotomy
MeSH: Human; Female; Adult; Nasal Cavity; Paranasal Sinuses; Sinusitis; Endoscopy; Nose; Exophthalmos; Mucous Membrane
From: Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2015;30(1):43-46
CountryPhilippines
Language:English
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To report a case of a large sinus Haller cell that presented with chronic rhinosinusitis and proptosis and its surgical management.
METHODS:
Design: Case Report
Setting: Tertiary Government Hospital
Patient: One
RESULTS: A 34-year-old lady with proptosis and secondary sinusitis due to a giant infected Haller cell was successfully treated by lateral rhinotomy approach and clearance of all diseased mucosa therein into the nasal cavity.
CONCLUSION: Approach to diseased sinonasal structures via lateral rhinotomy is an alternative to endoscopic sinus surgery in the presence of an unusually large Haller cell.
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