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Giant rhinolith: Still a neglected entity in modern era

Author(s) -

Aman Jakhar,

Manoroma Saini,

Usha Poonia,

Manisha Kumari,

Sukriti Bansal,

Vinny Raheja

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

indian journal of anatomy and surgery of head neck and brain

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2455-846X

DOI - 10.18231/j.ijashnb.2021.020

Subject(s) - perforation , medicine , nasal cavity , maxillary sinus , sinus (botany) , accidental , sinusitis , surgery , dentistry , engineering , mechanical engineering , botany , physics , acoustics , punching , biology , genus

Word rhino- and - lith, literally meaning “nose & stone”. So, it is basically a stone that forms inside the nasal cavity. It is an uncommon disease that may present asymptomatically or as an accidental finding. Rhinolith itself is a rare condition out of which giant rhinolith case is extremely rare. If left undiagnosed or untreated it can cause rhinosinusitis, erosion of the nasal septum & medial wall of maxillary sinus & palatal perforation.

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