Rhinoscopy
Under a rhinoscopy (from Rhinoscopia ; from Gr .: ῤις, ῤινός nose, σκοπέω observe, examine) one understands the examination of the inside of the nose.
The examination is carried out with anterior rhinoscopy (anterior rhinoscopy) using a nasal speculum to hold the nasal entrance open and a light source, either under indirect lighting with a forehead mirror or with a headlamp. The use of a nasal endoscope (rod optics) enables a more detailed examination of parts of the nasal cavity further back.
Rhinoscopy allows the assessment of the nasal mucosa, the nasal septum , the turbinates and pathological changes such as secretion, septal deformities, inflammatory or tumorous changes (e.g. polyps) or foreign bodies. Even small interventions such as the removal of foreign bodies or the caustic treatment of a bleeding site can be carried out in this way.
The posterior (rear) rhinoscopy ( postrhinoscopy , rhinoscopia posterior ) is carried out using a small mirror that is inserted into the mouth to behind the palate and thus the view up into the nasopharynx and the choanas , the rear openings of the nose, enables.
literature
- H. Ganz, V. Jahnke (Ed.): Ear, Nose and Throat Medicine. 2nd Edition. De Gruyter, 1996, ISBN 3-11-014742-4 .
- W. Becker, HH Naumann, CR Pfaltz: Ear, nose and throat medicine. 2nd Edition. Thieme, Stuttgart 1983, ISBN 3-13-583002-0 .
- Hans von Kress (ed.): Müller - Seifert . Pocket book of medical-clinical diagnostics. 69th edition. Published by JF Bergmann, Munich 1966, p. 7 f.