concha bullosa

Introduction

Air-filled concha in the nose. Normal variant.

Epidemiology

• 50% of population

Pathology

• a large concha bullosa may obstruct the opening of an adjacent paranasal sinus
• may be associated with a deviated nasal septum

Management

• endoscopic resection for symptomatic sinus obstruction

More general terms

• nose disease; nasal disorder

Additional terms

• inferior nasal concha (inferior turbinated bone)
• middle nasal concha (middle turbinated bone)
• superior nasal concha (superior turbinated bone)