"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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2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Turbinates" by people in Profiles.
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Ito C, Kountakis S. Response to the Letter to the Editor. Am J Otolaryngol. 2020 May - Jun; 41(3):102437.
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Ito CJ, May N, Kountakis S. Endoscopic repair of cribriform plate cerebrospinal fluid leaks: An easy and reproducible technique sparing the middle turbinate. Am J Otolaryngol. 2020 Jan - Feb; 41(1):102339.
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Scangas GA, Remenschneider AK, Bleier BS, Holbrook EH, Gray ST, Metson RB. Does the Timing of Middle Turbinate Resection Influence Quality-of-Life Outcomes for Patients with Chronic Rhinosinusitis? Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017 11; 157(5):874-879.
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Hanna BM, Kilty SJ. Middle turbinate suture technique: a cost-saving and effective method for middle meatal preservation after endoscopic sinus surgery. J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2012 Dec; 41(6):407-12.
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Wexler D, Braverman I, Amar M. Histology of the nasal septal swell body (septal turbinate). Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2006 Apr; 134(4):596-600.
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Wexler D, Braverman I. Partial inferior turbinectomy using the microd?brider. J Otolaryngol. 2005 Jun; 34(3):189-93.