Analysis of sphenoid sinus and ethmoid sinus volume and asymmetry by sex: A 3D-CT study.

Autor: Gurlek Celik N; Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Amasya University, Amasya, 05100, Turkey. nihal.g.celik@gmail.com., Akman B; Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Amasya University, Amasya, 05100, Turkey.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA [Surg Radiol Anat] 2024 May; Vol. 46 (5), pp. 551-558. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 06.
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-024-03319-8
Abstrakt: Purpose: To measure the volume of the sphenoid and ethmoid sinuses and to analyse the asymmetry index values by age/gender.
Methods: Three-dimensional (3D) Computed Tomography (CT) images of 150 individuals (75 females, 75 males) of both sexes between the ages of 18-75 were included in our study. Sphenoid and ethmoid sinus volumes were measured using the 3D Slicer software package on these images, and the asymmetry index was calculated.
Results: In our study, mean sphenoid sinus volume (female right: 4264.4 mm 3 , left: 3787.1 mm 3 ; male right: 5201.1 mm 3 , left: 4818.2 mm 3 ) and ethmoid sinus volume (female right: 3365.1 mm 3 , left: 3321.2 mm 3 ; male right: 3440.9 mm 3 , left: 3459.5 mm 3 ) were measured in males and females. Left sphenoid sinus values of males were statistically higher than females (p = 0.036). No statistically significant relationship existed between age, sinus volumes, and asymmetry index (p > 0.05). A statistically weak positive correlation existed between males' left sphenoid and ethmoid sinus volume (rho = 0.288; p = 0.012). There was no statistical relationship between asymmetry index in the whole group (p > 0.05). A statistically weak negative correlation was found between sphenoid and ethmoid sinus asymmetry index in males (rho=-0.352; p = 0.002). There was no statistical relationship between asymmetry index in females (p > 0.05).
Conclusion: Knowing paranasal sinus morphology, morphometry, and asymmetry index value will be significant for preoperative and postoperative periods.
(© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag France SAS, part of Springer Nature.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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