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Case Report

Sphenochoanal Polyps and the Optic Nerve

by
Tolgar Lütfi Kumral
*,
Güven Yildirim
and
Yavuz Uyar
2nd Department of Otolaryngology, Okmeydani Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Clin. Pract. 2012, 2(1), e10; https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2012.e10
Submission received: 28 November 2011 / Revised: 12 December 2011 / Accepted: 17 December 2011 / Published: 9 January 2012

Abstract

Isolated sphenoid pathology is uncommon. Nasal polyps that originate from the anterior wall of the sphenoid sinus and reach the nasopharynx are called sphenochoanal polyps. The atypical location of sphenochoanal polyps leads to misdiagnosis, and surgery risks injuring the surrounding structures, such as the optic nerve, carotid artery, and brain. For the differential diagnosis of sphenochoanal polyps, nasal endoscopy and computed tomography are very important. We present the clinical and radiological features of a sphenochoanal polyp and review the status of the optic nerve during endoscopic surgery for a sphenochoanal polyp.
Keywords: sphenochoanal polyp; optic nerve; injury sphenochoanal polyp; optic nerve; injury

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Kumral, T.L.; Yildirim, G.; Uyar, Y. Sphenochoanal Polyps and the Optic Nerve. Clin. Pract. 2012, 2, e10. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2012.e10

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Kumral TL, Yildirim G, Uyar Y. Sphenochoanal Polyps and the Optic Nerve. Clinics and Practice. 2012; 2(1):e10. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2012.e10

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Kumral, Tolgar Lütfi, Güven Yildirim, and Yavuz Uyar. 2012. "Sphenochoanal Polyps and the Optic Nerve" Clinics and Practice 2, no. 1: e10. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2012.e10

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Kumral, T. L., Yildirim, G., & Uyar, Y. (2012). Sphenochoanal Polyps and the Optic Nerve. Clinics and Practice, 2(1), e10. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2012.e10

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