Adult-Onset Woakes’ Syndrome: Report of a Rare Case
Introduction. Woakes’ syndrome, commonly defined as severe recurrent nasal polyps with consecutive destruction of the nasal pyramid, is rare with only a few reports in the literature documenting surgical treatment of the external nose. Case Presentation. We describe the case of an adult patient with...
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| description | Introduction. Woakes’ syndrome, commonly defined as severe recurrent nasal polyps with consecutive destruction of the nasal pyramid, is rare with only a few reports in the literature documenting surgical treatment of the external nose. Case Presentation. We describe the case of an adult patient with Samter’s triad who had been surgically treated from nasal polyposis since 2002. By 2014 a conspicuous deformity of the nasal pyramid had progressively occurred due to a recurrence. The patient underwent revision endoscopic sinus surgery and narrowing of the bony nasal vault by digital compression without osteotomies. Discussion. Having been described over 130 years ago, the etiology of Woakes’ syndrome remains poorly understood. Treatment includes endoscopic sinus surgery and topical treatment. Surgical treatment of the external nose deformity by rhinoplasty is rarely addressed. Conclusion. This case illustrates that the widening of the bony nasal vault may be successfully corrected by digital compression, if the nasal bones are substantially thinned, in combination with surgical treatment of nasal polyps. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bb85a79756d541d3a9ce58b99f1e080d2025-02-03T01:20:41ZengWileyCase Reports in Otolaryngology2090-67652090-67732015-01-01201510.1155/2015/857675857675Adult-Onset Woakes’ Syndrome: Report of a Rare CaseU. Schoenenberger0A. J. Tasman1Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, Rorschacher Strasse 95, 9007 St. Gallen, SwitzerlandDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, Rorschacher Strasse 95, 9007 St. Gallen, SwitzerlandIntroduction. Woakes’ syndrome, commonly defined as severe recurrent nasal polyps with consecutive destruction of the nasal pyramid, is rare with only a few reports in the literature documenting surgical treatment of the external nose. Case Presentation. We describe the case of an adult patient with Samter’s triad who had been surgically treated from nasal polyposis since 2002. By 2014 a conspicuous deformity of the nasal pyramid had progressively occurred due to a recurrence. The patient underwent revision endoscopic sinus surgery and narrowing of the bony nasal vault by digital compression without osteotomies. Discussion. Having been described over 130 years ago, the etiology of Woakes’ syndrome remains poorly understood. Treatment includes endoscopic sinus surgery and topical treatment. Surgical treatment of the external nose deformity by rhinoplasty is rarely addressed. Conclusion. This case illustrates that the widening of the bony nasal vault may be successfully corrected by digital compression, if the nasal bones are substantially thinned, in combination with surgical treatment of nasal polyps.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/857675 |
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