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Rhinoliths: a Three Years Study


Basil M.N. Saeed,a Ali A. Muttalib,b Marwan F. Buraac

aJordanian and Arabic Boards (Otolaryngology), Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Mosul University, bIraqi Board (Otolaryngology), College of Medicine, Mosul University, cIraqi Board (Otolaryngology), Mosul Teaching Hospital, Iraqi

Rhinolithsare also known as nasal calculi. They arecalcareous deposits present inside the nasal cavity of uncertain pathology.They can be exogenous and endogenous.This is a retrospective case series study in which 9 patients with rhinoliths in three-year period were studied. Patients were seen in the ENT Outpatient Clinic in the Teaching Hospital as well as the private clinics, Mosul City/ Iraq.

The study discusses the patients' demographics, the presentations, and the methods of managementtogether with literature review


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