"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Turbinates" by people in Profiles.
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Management of the middle turbinate during and after sinus surgery. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 Feb 01; 30(1):40-45.
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Using the Middle Turbinate to Protect the Skull Base in Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Surgery: A Cadaver Study. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2021 Jan; 35(1):59-63.
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Size of septectomy does not affect distribution of nasal irrigation after endoscopic modified Lothrop procedure. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2018 10; 8(10):1127-1131.
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Clinical practice guideline: Allergic rhinitis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015 Feb; 152(1 Suppl):S1-43.
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Prediction of outcome of radiofrequency ablation of the inferior turbinates. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2014 Jun; 4(6):470-4.
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Assessing nasal air flow: options and utility. Proc Am Thorac Soc. 2011 Mar; 8(1):70-8.
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Anatomy and physiology of the upper airway. Proc Am Thorac Soc. 2011 Mar; 8(1):31-9.
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An operative approach to the treatment of refractory cutaneous nasal sarcoid: a case report and review of the literature. Ann Plast Surg. 2009 Dec; 63(6):685-7.
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Acoustic rhinometry evaluation of radiofrequency ablation of the turbinates. Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg. 2009 Mar-Apr; 19(2):62-6.
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Acoustic rhinometry: should we be using it? Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2006 Feb; 14(1):29-34.