BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Nasal septal deviation (NSD) is often associated with overgrowth of the unilateral inferior turbinate. In vivo and in vitro studies indicate that human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are able to differentiate into multiple cell types, including osteoblasts. We tested the hypothesis that turbinate size affects human turbinate-derived MSC (hTMSCs) quantity, proliferation,...

We submit the case of an 11-year-old boy under treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, who presented with fever, headache and nasal congestion. Due to the persistence of the symptoms, he received a computed tomography (CT) scan of the nasal sinus, revealing the existence of pansinusitis. Incidentally, a space-occupying bone lesion, hyperdense in the inferior turbinate, was identified (Figs...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of the hypertrophic inferior turbinate (IT). DESIGN A prospective, nonrandomized, controlled, morphometric study. SETTING University-affiliated hospital. Subjects Seventeen patients with refractory IT hypertrophy and 12 with normal ITs. INTERVENTIONS Twenty ITs were removed from patients with refractory IT hypertrophy a...

Introduction: The role of the anatomical variations and severity of acute rhinosinusitis (ARS) in the development of ARS complications is still an unknown issue. Regarding this, the present study evaluated the relationship between the severity of ARS and anatomical nasal variations in pediatric patients with ARS-related orbital complications.   Materials and Methods: Thi...

Purpose – to study the prevalence of endonasal pathology in patients with chronicdacryocystitis (CD) and justify expediency simultaneous operations suchpatients.Material methods. The included 109 CD, who were examinedand operated on 2004-2014 at Department Otorhinolaryngology Faculty ofInternship Postgraduate Education "Donetsk National Medical University theMinistry Health Ukraine". Examinatio...

OBJECTIVES This study aims to determine the anatomical changes occurring in the nasal septal body (NSB) among patients with sinonasal disease and compares the measurements obtained from patients without sinonasal disease. METHODS This was a retrospective study involving review of 405 (93 without and 212 with sinonasal disease) plain paranasal sinus computed tomography (PNS CT) on coronal view...