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[Septal perforation in cocaine abusers: utility of the computed tomography]
R Medina1, M A Espinós, P Bartumeus
1Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Universitario Dr Peset, Valencia, Spain. rosana.medina@hotmail.com
Objective:
Utility of computed tomography (CT) in the evaluation of the lesions of the sinonasal tract in chronic cocaine abusers.
Material And Methods:
Eleven young cocaine abusers were included consecutively. A CT of the paranasal sinuses was made by otorhinolaryngological symptoms.
Results:
CT showed septal perforation in all of them. There was one nasal cavity and findings of sinusitis. Only a patient had naso-oral fistula.
Conclusion:
CT is useful in septal perforation in cocaine addicts because it delineates the extension of destructive lesions.
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