鼻竇結石是指發生在鼻竇內的鈣化物質,鼻竇結石形成的原因被推論可能是以鼻竇內在或外來物質做一發生中心合併鈣的沉澱形成,上額竇結石是指發生在上頜竇內的鼻竇結石其在耳鼻喉科臨床上並不常見,上額竇結石的臨床症狀包含顏面疼痛、鼻塞、流鼻水、鼻出血、鼻涕倒流有異味及口竇瘻管,鼻竇內視鏡手術或合併柯特威爾-路克氏手術為建議的治療方式,我們提出了一上額竇結石的病例報告。
Sinolith is defined as a calcified mass occurring in the paranasal sinuses. It is hypothesized that a sinolith is calcium deposition in the paranasal sinus from a nidus, which can be either endogenous material or exogenous. Maxillary antrolith is a sinolith in the maxillary sinus and is uncommon to encounter in the practice of otolaryngology. Clinical symptoms of maxillary antrolith include facial pain, nasal obstruction, rhinorrhea, epistaxis, foul postnasal drip and oroantral fistula. Endoscopic sinus surgery with optional Caldwell-Luc operation is the recommended treatment. In this article, a case of left maxillary antrolith is reported.