paranasal sinus

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paranasal sinus

[¦par·ə¦nā·zəl ′sī·nəs]

(anatomy)

Any of the paired sinus cavities of the human face; includes the frontal, ethmoid, and sphenoid sinuses.

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Imaging of paranasal sinuses plays an important role in diagnosing paranasal sinus diseases.

CORREALTION OF X RAYS AND COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN PARANASAL SINUS DISEASES

Endonasal endoscopic marsupialization of paranasal sinus mucoceles.

Endoscopic endonasal management of recurrent maxillary mucoceles using biliary T-tube stenting

It is generally believed that OMCO, accessory ostia, AMT, and NSD can lead to complaints or symptoms via chronic paranasal sinus inflammation (13-16).

Paranasal Sinus Anatomic Variations Accompanying Maxillary Sinus Retention Cysts: A Radiological Analysis

Jones, "Renal cell carcinoma presenting as a solitary paranasal sinus metastasis," Journal of Laryngology and Otology, vol.

Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Presenting as a Paranasal Sinus Mass: The Importance of Differential Diagnosis

Mucoceles: These are most common expansile lesions of paranasal sinus. It is airless mucoid filled, expanded paranasal sinuses.

Computed tomographic evaluation of paranasal sinus and pathologies

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Patients with paranasal sinus disease presenting to OPD at Government ENT Hospital, AMC, Visakhapatnam from January 2010 to June 2014 were screened for orbital manifestations.

Orbital manifestations of sinus disease

According to Koivunen et al, the mean rate of growth of the paranasal sinus osteomas is 1.61 mm/year.

Endoscopic resection of giant ethmoidal osteoma with intraorbital extension

The association between a concha bullosa and paranasal sinus disease is debatable.

Concha bullosa mucocele and mucopyocele: a series of 4 cases

Clinical treatment is based on the use of high doses of intravenous antibiotics, [1] and in some instances treatment must include surgical drainage of the pus in the affected paranasal sinus. [8,9,10]

Ethmoidal sinusitis with preseptal abscess: a case report

This requires thorough study of CT Scan Paranasal Sinus in coronal & sagittal sections pre- operatively.

Type 3 frontal cell, an anatomical variation & its correlation with frontal sinusitis: a case report

Plain paranasal sinus X-rays revealed no abnormality.

Neurofibroma of nasal vestibule: a rare case report

(1, 2) Of all malignant paranasal sinus tumours, 5 to 15% are adenoid cystic carcinomas.