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Hindi Case Report, J Otol Rhinol Vol: 2 Issue: 4
Congenital Os Vomer Agenesis: A Case Report
| Isa Ozbay1*, Hasan Huseyin Balikci2, Turgut Yüce3, ReÃ?Â?it Murat Açikalin3, Ahmet Alp4 and Burak Dikmen3 |
| 1Department of ORL, Dumlupinar University, Kütahya, Turkey |
| 2Department of ORL, Susehri Government Hospital, Sivas, Turkey |
| 3Department of ORL, Haseki Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey |
| 4Department of ORL, Eyüp Government Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Corresponding author : Isa Ozbay Department of Otolaryngology, Medicine Faculty of Dumlupinar University, Kütahya, Turkey Tel: +9005059311869; Fax: +9004122580055 E-mail: isaozbay@yahoo.com |
| Received: August 26, 2013 Accepted: October 29, 2013 Published: November 04, 2013 |
| Citation: Ozbay I, Balikci HH, Yüce T, Açikalin RM, Alp A, et al. (2013) Congenital Os Vomer Agenesis: A Case Report. J Otol Rhinol 2:4. doi:10.4172/2324-8785.1000138 |
Abstract
Congenital Os Vomer Agenesis: A Case Report
The os vomer forms the posteroinferior part of the nasal septum. Defects of the nasal septum can occur as a result of a variety of causes, including infection, irritation, trauma, iatrogenic factors, tuberculosis and neoplasia. Congenital os vomer agenesis is a very rare cause of nasal septal defects. Here, we report the case of a 14-year-old girl with agenesis of the os vomer. The patient presented with complaints of nasal obstruction. We discovered the septal defect on a routine endoscopic examination, and the diagnosis was confirmed by computed tomography. In this report, we present this patient’s case and review the literature on this rare anomaly.
