Lateral Rhinotomy for a Large, Infected Haller Cell Causing Proptosis

Authors

  • Debangshu Ghosh Department of ENT R.G.Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata,West Bengal, India
  • Dilip Kumar Baruah Private Practitioner Guwahati, Assam, India
  • Subodh Chandra Goswmi Department of ENT, Guwahati Medical College Guwahati, Assam, India
  • Sumit Kumar Basu Department of ENT R.G.Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata,West Bengal, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32412/pjohns.v30i1.389

Keywords:

Haller cell. proptosis. maxillary sinusitis. lateral rhinotomy

Abstract

Objective: To report a case of a large sinus Haller cell that presented with chronic rhinosinusitis and proptosis and its surgical management.

Method:

            Design:            Case Report

            Setting:            Tertiary Government Hospital

            Participants:    One (1)

Results: A 34-year-old lady with proptosis and secondary sinusitis due to a giant infected Haller cell was successfully treated by lateral rhinotomy approach and clearance of all diseased mucosa therein into the nasal cavity.

Conclusion: Approach to diseased sinonasal structures via lateral rhinotomy is an alternative to endoscopic sinus surgery in the presence of an unusually large Haller cell.

Keywords: Haller cell.  proptosis. maxillary sinusitis.  lateral rhinotomy.

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Published

2018-11-20

How to Cite

1.
Ghosh D, Baruah DK, Goswmi SC, Basu SK. Lateral Rhinotomy for a Large, Infected Haller Cell Causing Proptosis. Philipp J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg [Internet]. 2018 Nov. 20 [cited 2024 Apr. 25];30(1):4. Available from: https://pjohns.pso-hns.org/index.php/pjohns/article/view/389

Issue

Vol. 30 No. 1 (2015): Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Section

Case Reports

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