 Turbinates
"Turbinates" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The scroll-like bony plates with curved margins on the lateral wall of the NASAL CAVITY. Turbinates, also called nasal concha, increase the surface area of nasal cavity thus providing a mechanism for rapid warming and humidification of air as it passes to the lung.
| Descriptor ID |
D014420
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.232.781.324.948 A04.531.898
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| Concept/Terms |
Turbinates- Turbinates
- Turbinate
- Nasal Concha
- Nasal Conchas
- Conchae Nasales
- Conchae Nasale
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Turbinates" by people in Profiles.
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Lavin J, Min JY, Lidder AK, Huang JH, Kato A, Lam K, Meen E, Chmiel JS, Norton J, Suh L, Mahdavinia M, Hulse KE, Conley DB, Chandra RK, Shintani-Smith S, Kern RC, Schleimer RP, Tan BK. Superior turbinate eosinophilia correlates with olfactory deficit in chronic rhinosinusitis patients. Laryngoscope. 2017 10; 127(10):2210-2218.
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Chen FH, Deng J, Hong HY, Xu R, Guo JB, Hou WJ, Sun YQ, Lai YY, Li HB, Shi JB. Extensive versus functional endoscopic sinus surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps and asthma: A 1-year study. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2016 Mar-Apr; 30(2):143-8.
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Batra PS, Seiden AM, Smith TL. Surgical management of adult inferior turbinate hypertrophy: a systematic review of the evidence. Laryngoscope. 2009 Sep; 119(9):1819-27.
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Batra PS, Kern RC, Pelzer HJ, Haines GK. Leiomyosarcoma of the sinonasal tract: report of a case. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2001 Dec; 125(6):663-4.
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Parsons DS, Batra PS. Functional endoscopic sinus surgical outcomes for contact point headaches. Laryngoscope. 1998 May; 108(5):696-702.
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