A novel anatomical classification of the frontal sinus: can it be useful in clinical approach to frontal sinusitis?

Autor: Meltem Özdemir, Rasime P. Kavak, Bülent Öcal, Handan Soysal
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology, Vol 37, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1012-5574
2090-8539
DOI: 10.1186/s43163-021-00099-5
Popis: Abstract Background We aimed to test the clinical relevance of a newly introduced anatomical classification system of the frontal sinus and to investigate the relation between the frontal sinus type according to this system and the development of frontal sinusitis. We retrospectively evaluated the computed tomography images of 808 frontal sinuses of 404 patients and classified the sinuses as small, medium-sized, and large, based on their size and relation to the orbital roof. We related this classification to the presence or absence of the findings of frontal sinusitis including mucosal thickening, retention cyst/polyp, and/or fluid collection. Results We found that the most common frontal sinus type is medium-sized (65.84%), followed by the small (22.89%) and large (11.26%) types, respectively. There was no significant difference between the right and left sides in terms of frontal sinus type (P
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