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KMID : 0361020150580030205
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Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2015 Volume.58 No. 3 p.205 ~ p.208
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Radiofrequency Diathermy for Rhinogenic Headache
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Choi Chang-Hwan
Jin Kwang-Ho
Park Min-Woo
Yu Myeong-Sang
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Abstract
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Rhinogenic headache is a headache or facial pain syndrome secondary to mucosal contact points or rhinogenic causes in the absence of rhinitis/sinusitis. The authors report a case of atypical rhinogenic headache in a 72-year-old woman who presented with recurrent right side headache, which was aggravated by nasal breathing. A computed tomographic scan showed no evidence of rhinosinusitis and mucosal contact points. However, during nasal endoscopy, she had multiple pain-trigger points on the septum and lateral nasal wall. Treatment involved endoscopic reduction and radiofrequency diathermy of the pain-trigger point. Postoperatively, the headache was successfully relieved, and there was no evidence of recurrence. In this article, the authors present surgical option for the treatment of atypical rhinogenic headache.
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KEYWORD
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Radiofrequency diathermy, Rhinogenic headache
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