Background and Aim: Concha bullosa is the pneumatization of middle turbinate and a common normal variant. There has no study been done till date in the Philippines to evaluate the prevalence of concha bullosa and its relationship with sinus inflammatory disease and nasal septal deviation. This study is aimed to evaluate the prevalence of concha bullosa and its relationship with nasal septal deviation and sinusitis among Filipinos in Jose R.Reyes Memorial Medical Centre. Methods: Two hundred and five computed tomography images of the paranasal sinuses obtained from Jan 2010 to Dec 2011 were reviewed by a senior radiology resident and finally evaluated by two consultant radiologists fromThe Department of radiology of Jose R.Reyes Memorial Medical Center. All the CT scans were evaluated for the presence of concha bullosa, nasal septal deviation and sinus inflammatory disease. Results: Concha bullosa was seen as a common normal variant, witha prevalence of 29.8 %. There was significant association of concha bullosa and sinusitis as well as concha bullosa with nasal septal deviation proven by all p values <0.05.There was no significant relationship between nasal septal deviation and sinusitis. Conclusion: Concha bullosa is a common normal variant with theprevalence of 29.75 % .There is significant association of concha bullosa and sinus inflammatory disease as well as between concha bullosa and nasal septal deviation. There was no significant relationship between nasal septal deviation and sinusitis.
Key words- Concha bullosa , Nasal septal deviation, Sinusitis, CT scan.

Corresponding Author: Dr. Rupesh Gautam, Jose R Reyes Memorial Medical Center, Manila, Philippines

This article may be cited as: Gautam R, Adhikari D. Concha Bullosa and its association with nasal septal deviation and sinusitis among Filipinos. Int J Res Health Allied Sci 2018; 4(1):38-42.