rhinolith
Rhinolith
If an inert foreign body remains within the nasal cavity for many years it may become surrounded by a calcified coating as seen in this left nasal cavity. Such a "nasal stone" is termed a rhinolith....
Rhinolith CT Scan
Rhinolith are radiopaque and can be clearly seen on a CT scan. The radiolucent slit seen inside this large rhinolith identifies the location of the foreign body, which in this case was a plastic tiddlywink.
Rhinolith Surgical Specimen
Rhinolith may "grow" two very large size. This rhinolith developed around a plastic tiddlywink which was the nidus for this rhinolith.
Rhinolith
Rhinoliths may "grow" to a very large size. This was the rhinolith removed from the patient seen in the previous CT scan. Note the green plastic "tiddiywink", which was the nidus around...
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Rhinolith [CT scan]
Rhinolith are radiopaque and can be clearly seen on a CT scan. The radiolucent slit seen inside this large rhinolith identifies the location of the foreign body, which in this case was a plastic tiddlywink.
Rhinolith
If an inert foreign body remains within the nasal cavity for many years, it may become surrounded by a calcified coating. Such a "nasal stone" is termed a rhinolith. Rhinoliths have a whitish...
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