Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 20, Issue 3 , Pages 223-226, September 2008

Sphenochoanal Polyp

  • Chia-Hsun Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Lotung Poh-Ai Hospital, Ilan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ming-Che Hsu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Lotung Poh-Ai Hospital, Ilan, Taiwan
    • Department of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Otolaryngology, Lotung Poh-Ai Hospital, 83, Nan-Chang Street, Ilan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chia-Ming Liu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Received 6 November 2007; received in revised form 3 December 2007; accepted 26 December 2007.

Article Outline

Abstract 

A sphenochoanal polyp is a soft tissue mass originating from the sphenoid sinus and extending to the posterior choanae via the sphenoethmoidal recess. Compared with common nasal polyposis and antrochoanal polyps, reports of sphenochoanal polyps in the English literature are relatively rare. In this report, a 12-year-old boy who presented with persistent left nasal obstruction and rhinorrhea was diagnosed with left sphenochoanal polyp using computed tomography. The patient underwent powered instrument-assisted endoscopic sinus surgery and was symptom-free at the 1-year follow-up. We present this uncommon case to highlight that sphenochoanal polyps may occasionally be encountered and need careful evaluation before operation.

Keywords:  Choanal polyp , Endoscopic sinus surgery , Sphenoid sinus

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PII: S1016-3190(08)60041-5

doi:10.1016/S1016-3190(08)60041-5

Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 20, Issue 3 , Pages 223-226, September 2008

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