The significant bony and mucosal enlargement in the anterior and middle segments of the inferior turbinate supports turbinate reduction at the time of septoplasty and the CT findings should be considered when making a decision about the reduction type.

The quality of voice after radiotherapy is generally considered to be better than that after surgery for early glottic (T1a and T1b) carcinomas. Studies concerning voice quality after radiotherapy are scarce, and results have been contradictory concerning actual normalization of voice following therapy. This study was designed to compare several voice parameters of patients successfully treated 1-12 years previously with radiotherapy (5750-7000 cGy) for early glottic carcinoma. Parameters involved an age- and sex-matched control group. Results showed that voice quality following radiotherapy was less than normal for maximum vocal intensity, dynamic vocal intensity range, jitter, and mean fundamental frequency. These findings showed that voice following radiotherapy could not be considered normal.

An aerated middle turbinate is called a concha bullosa (CB), and given the importance of the middle turbinate in nasal physiology, variations that alter the airflow and mucous drainage can cause sinonasal symptoms. A pyocele of the middle turbinate differs from an infected CB because it has the potential to expand and destroy neighbouring tissues like a tumour. We present a concha bullosa pyocele (CBP) that expanded against the lamina papyracea without causing orbital displacement. As pus was discharged whilst performing an endoscopic biopsy to determine whether it was neoplastic, the lateral aspect of the turbinate was excised to complete the procedure.