A Case of Endoscopic Surgical Treatment of the Middle Turbinate Headache Syndrome

Hong, Seok Chan; Chang, Chol; Kang, Beom Seung; Lee, Song Won

Case Report

Journal of Rhinology 2002;9(Suppl DB Error: syntax error):66-68.
Published online November 30, 2002.

A Case of Endoscopic Surgical Treatment of the Middle Turbinate Headache Syndrome

Seok Chan Hong, Chol Chang, Beom Seung Kang, Song Won Lee

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, College of Medicine, Pochon Cha University, Sungnam, Korea. chollove@hanmail.net

Abstract

Middle turbinate headache syndrome is rare, and the true incidence of headache from this cause is unknown. Pneumatization or hypertrophy of the middle turbinate can result in its contact with the septum or the lateral nasal wall and may give rise to headache in the periorbital region. It may occur in the absence of inflammatory sinus disease. Clinical history, nasal endoscopic examination, and coronal CT -scan should point to the diagnosis. Treatment is achieved by relieving the contact point by medical or surgical means. The authors experienced a case of middle turbinate headache syndrome, therefore we report this case with a review of literature.

Key Words: Middle turbinate;Headache;Endoscopic surgical treatment