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Sphenoid SinusSphenoid BoneSphenoid SinusitisCerebrospinal Fluid RhinorrheaSella TurcicaParanasal Sinus DiseasesParanasal Sinus NeoplasmsSkull BasePneumoencephalographyMucoceleEthmoid SinusTomography, X-Ray ComputedMaxillary SinusCavernous SinusFrontal SinusEnophthalmosParanasal SinusesEndoscopyRadiography, DentalEthmoid BoneMeningoceleSkull Base NeoplasmsOtorhinolaryngologic Surgical ProceduresPituitary NeoplasmsOsteomaCranial SinusesNeuronavigationMagnetic Resonance ImagingAbducens Nerve DiseasesSinus of ValsalvaPituitary ApoplexyCraniofacial AbnormalitiesCarotid SinusCranial Fossa, Middle
ParanasalFrontal sinusesSinusitisBoneOrbitalTrans-Sphenoidal ApproachInflammationDeviated nasalEndoscopicCavityMucosaMucusOstiumCavernous sinusesCavitiesSella turcicaNoseLaterallyPosteriorBonyLess commonly in the ethmoidPterygoidLateralAnteriorMiddle craniSkullPituitary adenomaNasal septumComputed tomographyApproachDrainageSagittal sinusOpticInfectionSymmetricalCommonlyAnatomicalOlfactorySellarUnderwentWall of the sinusCarotidInvolving the maxillaryForehead regionScanSurgical
Paranasal27
Frontal sinuses6
  • The distinctive shape of the frontal sinuses can be used to identify crime victims if a previous dental x-ray has been kept. (pdfslide.us)
  • The middle meatus, under cover of the middle concha, receives the openings of the maxillary and frontal sinuses. (dartmouth.edu)
  • The frontal sinuses are the largest ones and are located behind the forehead. (healthysinus.net)
  • When the infection occurs in the frontal sinuses. (theayurvedaexperience.com)
  • A hard tumor was shown upon palpation, with a macroscopic aspect of an inverted papilloma, well-vascularized, that occupied both frontal sinuses and dived through the nasofrontal ducts in the anterior ethmoidal cells. (info-tecuci.ro)
  • [1] This theory is supported by reports of mucosal changes at the sinus ostia in PSD, [7] although anatomically, it only explains PSD of the frontal sinuses. (eyewiki.org)
Sinusitis26
  • The patient complains of headache, the localization of which depends on the inflammatory areas (frontal lobe if the frontal sinusitis, the nose and the base of the nose with ethmoiditis, pain in the temporal and frontal lobe in the sinus, pain in the eye sockets, the back of the head when sphenoiditis) is possible. (vsebolezni.com)
  • Sinusitis (sinus infection) or rhinosinusitis is inflammation or painful swelling of the sinuses. (theayurvedaexperience.com)
  • But first let's take a look at what sinuses do, where they are located and the different types of sinusitis. (theayurvedaexperience.com)
  • Sinusitis can be classified on the basis of periodicity (the tendency to recur at intervals), on the basis of location (which sinus cavity is infected) and on the basis of the causative agent (viral infection or bacterial infection). (theayurvedaexperience.com)
  • Acute sinusitis is defined as a new infection of the sinuses which may last up to four weeks. (theayurvedaexperience.com)
  • Chronic sinusitis is when an episode of sinus infection lasts for more than twelve weeks. (theayurvedaexperience.com)
  • When the sinusitis occurs in the ethmoidal sinuses. (theayurvedaexperience.com)
  • Sinusitis can stem from a variety of factors which cause interference with air flow in the sinus cavity and drainage of mucus out of the sinuses. (theayurvedaexperience.com)
  • What is sphenoid sinusitis? (tipsforwomens.org)
  • Sphenoid sinusitis - or sphenoiditis - corresponds to the inflammation of the sinuses of the same name, located at the back of the nose, above the nostril wings. (tipsforwomens.org)
  • Sphenoid sinusitis, also known as sphenoiditis, is the inflammation of these sinuses. (tipsforwomens.org)
  • When only one of the two sphenoid sinuses is affected, we speak of unilateral sphenoid sinusitis. (tipsforwomens.org)
  • The main symptom of sphenoid sinusitis is headache. (tipsforwomens.org)
  • What are the causes of sphenoid sinusitis? (tipsforwomens.org)
  • Sphenoid sinusitis is generally the result of a bacterial superinfection, and is therefore almost never of viral origin. (tipsforwomens.org)
  • Finally, in a few rare cases, sphenoid sinusitis is due to a fungal infection (by a fungus), we then speak of aspergillary sinusitis, which is chronic sinusitis. (tipsforwomens.org)
  • The diagnosis of sphenoid sinusitis is initially made on the basis of clinical symptoms such as pain behind the eye and intense headaches, often worse at night. (tipsforwomens.org)
  • How to treat sphenoid sinusitis? (tipsforwomens.org)
  • In the presence of sphenoidal sinusitis, it is recommended to start with a simple monoantibiotic treatment with Augmentin® (1g 3 times a day) or Cefpodoxime_proxetil® (200mg 2 times a day). (tipsforwomens.org)
  • Surgery is resorted to when sphenoid sinusitis is linked to an identified anatomical problem or when drug treatments are not sufficient to resolve the inflammation. (tipsforwomens.org)
  • Generalmente se presenta en conjunción con otras sinusitis paranasales. (bvsalud.org)
  • Isolated sphenoid sinusitis is uncommon. (bvsalud.org)
  • Sinusitis the base of the skull (frontal, ethmoid and sphenoid) are more involved in intracranial complications. (ajol.info)
  • Air-fluid level (arrow) in the maxillary sinus suggests sinusitis. (medscape.com)
  • Treatment of acute sinusitis consists of providing adequate drainage of the involved sinus and appropriate systemic treatment of the likely bacterial pathogens. (medscape.com)
  • Cavernous sinus thrombosis is a very rare, typically septic thrombosis of the cavernous sinus, usually caused by nasal furuncles or bacterial sinusitis. (msdmanuals.com)
Bone20
  • Below and behind the cribriform plate, sloping down at an angle, is the face of the sphenoid bone. (wikipedia.org)
  • On their upper part is the opening of the sinus of the sphenoid bone that leads into the sinus. (xranatomy.com)
  • Following the third year of life, the sinus begins to excavate into the pneumatizing sphenoid bone. (medscape.com)
  • The extent of pneumatization by the sinus into the sphenoid bone varies greatly. (medscape.com)
  • Anteriorly, a lateral margin of the sphenoid bone forms a portion of the posterior orbital wall, and the anterior sphenoid forms a crest that articulates with the perpendicular plate of the ethmoid bone. (medscape.com)
  • Cribriform plate: forms narrow roof of nasal cavity  Sphenoid bone 1. (slideshare.net)
  • Each choana is bounded medially by the vomer, inferiorly by the horizontal plate of the palatine bone, laterally by the medial pterygoid plate, and superiorly by the body of the sphenoid bone (see figs. 42-12 and 42-13 ). (dartmouth.edu)
  • This tumor usually arises from the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone. (medscape.com)
  • Medially, this tumor may expand into the wall of the cavernous sinus, anteriorly into the orbit, and laterally into the temporal bone. (medscape.com)
  • of these the upper two, i.e. the orbital and the temporal, are separated by an oblique jagged ridge, the margo zygomaticus (zygomatic border), for articulation with the fronto-sphenoidal process of the zygomatic bone. (co.ma)
  • Behind, the temporal surface is bounded by the margin of the great wing which articulates with the squamous part of the temporal (margo squamosus), and above by the edge which unites it with the sphenoidal angle of the parietal and with the frontal bone. (co.ma)
  • When the infection occurs in the sinuses of the cheek bone area. (theayurvedaexperience.com)
  • Pterygopalatine fossa formed anteriorly by maxillary body, posteriorly by base of pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone and medially - by the perpendicular plate of the palatine bone. (medmuv.com)
  • medially, by the vertical part of the palatine bone with its orbital and sphenoidal processes. (medmuv.com)
  • The sphenoid sinus is a paired air cavity located in the body of the sphenoid bone, central and posterior to the other three sinuses. (tipsforwomens.org)
  • Down: partial destruction of the left eye lamina papyracea, bone breach to anterior cerebral fossa The apparent origin located at the posterior wall of the bilateral frontal sinus, the partial exposure of the dura mater and the papilloma of the nasal septum of the lamina papyracea with do nasal papillomas bleed penetration of the tumor into the left orbit led to the decision of an external endoscopic approach. (info-tecuci.ro)
  • Cranial bones are: occipital bone (os occipitale), sphenoidal bone (os sphenoidale), ethmoid. (web.app)
  • Anatomy of the Pituitary Fossa Bone is removed from cavernous sinus to cavernous sinus, onto the floor of the fossa and up to the tuberculum sella. (web.app)
  • A review of the anatomy of the sphenoid bone. (web.app)
  • The sphenoid bone is a large, complex, unpaired bone forming the central parts of the anterior and central skull base. (web.app)
Orbital6
  • Aggarwal, Sushil Frontal sinus mucocele with orbital complications: Management by varied surgical approaches. (ghise-ioan.ro)
  • These meningiomas may be associated with hyperostosis of the sphenoid ridge and may be very invasive, spreading to the dura of the frontal, temporal, orbital, and sphenoidal regions. (medscape.com)
  • This channel is seen to have the ethmoidal cells superior to it, the orbital cavity above and to the lateral side, the maxillary sinus laterally, whilst its floor is formed by the superior surface of the inferior concha. (co.ma)
  • Mucoceles of maxillary sinus may expand into the nasal cavity producing nasal obstruction, or may erode the anterior wall of maxilla at the level of canine fossa causing a cheek swelling.Sphenoidal mucoceles due to its intimate relationship with orbital apex and cavernous sinus may present with signs of visual disturbances.Frontoethmoidal mucoceles will present as swelling of the orbit, causing proptosis. (drtbalu.co)
  • The treatment of sinus home is also good for the systematic orbital or intracranial complications if surgical indication is retained. (ajol.info)
  • Initial symptoms of cavernous sinus thrombosis are progressively severe headache or facial pain, usually unilateral and localized to retro-orbital and frontal regions. (msdmanuals.com)
Trans-Sphenoidal Approach1
  • This study documents that variations are common in nasal, sphenoidal and sellar phases of the trans-sphenoidal approach. (turkishneurosurgery.org.tr)
Inflammation2
  • As the mucus piles up in the sinus cavity and the inflammation continues, the mounting sinus pressure can be felt around the nose and cheeks and above the eyes. (healthysinus.net)
  • Nasopharyngitis and colds, which cause inflammation of the lining of the nose and sinuses, are often the cause of this disease. (tipsforwomens.org)
Deviated nasal1
  • The association of concha bullosa and deviated nasal septum with chronic rhinosinusitis in functional endoscopic sinus surgery patients. (pakistanbmj.com)
Endoscopic10
  • Methods: Descriptive analysis of patients who underwent frontal sinus surgery with OPF after one or more endoscopic procedures for benign and inflammatory pathologies from 2000 to 2022. (bvsalud.org)
  • Relationship between sphenoid sinus volume and accessory septations: A 3D assessment of risky anatomical variants for endoscopic surgery. (pakistanbmj.com)
  • Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) is widely used by otolaryngologists to treat chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). (unboundmedicine.com)
  • Stammberger H. Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery. (ijorl.com)
  • To recognize the endoscopic anatomy of the surgical corridor along the nasal cavity, sphenoidal sinus and the sellar area to delineate the pure endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal approach (EETSA) to the region of the pituitary gland. (turkishneurosurgery.org.tr)
  • The endoscopic anatomy of the nasal cavity, sphenoid sinus and the sellar region was studied in 30 fresh cadavers (mean age 42.1 / range 18-66) and dissections were performed in a stepwise manner to simulate EETSA to the sellar region. (turkishneurosurgery.org.tr)
  • This single-centre retrospective study included 17 patients affected by IFRS who underwent endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) at the ENT Department in San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Turin, Italy between January 2016 and January 2020. (actaitalica.it)
  • Keywords frontal sinus, tumor, external endoscopic approach Rezumat Prezentăm cazul unui pacient, în vârstă de 62 de ani, cu o formaţiune tumorală voluminoasă de sinus frontal bilateral, cu sindrom cefalalgic sever şi distrucţia parcelară a laminei papiracee papilloma on nasal septum şi a peretelui cauze cancer in gat al sinusului frontal drept. (info-tecuci.ro)
  • Cuvinte cheie sinus frontal tumoră abord endoscopic extern A do nasal papillomas bleed treatment papilloma on nasal septum patient, S. Three years ago Mayin another ENT service, the patient underwent a do nasal papillomas bleed surgery for bilateral fronto-ethmoido-sphenoidal rhinosinusitis. (info-tecuci.ro)
  • Endoscopic sinus surgery is almost curative in all these cases. (drtbalu.co)
Cavity9
  • These microbes trigger excessive mucus throughout the sinus and block the nasal cavity. (regressiveantidote.net)
  • Respiratory mucus traps foreign material and moves it out of the sinuses and nasal cavity toward the nasopharynx 6. (ghise-ioan.ro)
  • The roof of the nasal cavity is formed by nasal cartilages and several bones, chiefly the nasal and frontal bones, the cribriform plate of the ethmoid (fig. 52-1 ), and the body of the sphenoid. (dartmouth.edu)
  • Sinuses make a thin mucus that helps protect against infection and drains out through the nasal cavity. (healthysinus.net)
  • The cavity of the maxillary sinus lying to the lateral side of the nasal cavity is well seen. (co.ma)
  • Papilloma on nasal septum to the medical discharge presented by the patient, the frontal sinus approach used was of the Draf I kind, without exploring the frontal sinus cavity. (info-tecuci.ro)
  • The apparent origin of the tumor was located at the papilloma of the nasal septum between the posterior wall of the left frontal sinus and the intersinusal septum, in the upper floor of the sinus cavity. (info-tecuci.ro)
  • These are epithelial lined, mucus containing sac which completely fills the sinus cavity. (drtbalu.co)
  • This condition is different from that of a blocked sinus cavity which simply contains mucus. (drtbalu.co)
Mucosa1
  • Laterally, the carotid artery may indent the sinus wall posteroinferiorly or even lie within the sinus, directly contacting the sinus mucosa. (medscape.com)
Mucus1
  • Whenever youre sick, the sinuses become obstructed with mucus. (healthysinus.net)
Ostium1
  • The sphenoid ostium, located 14.9 mm superior to the choana, was identified at the midpoint between the nasal septum and the superior turbinate in 23 specimens. (turkishneurosurgery.org.tr)
Cavernous sinuses2
  • Coronal T1-weighted MRI with gadolinium enhancement of a sphenoid wing meningioma with some degree of encasement of bilateral cavernous sinuses. (medscape.com)
  • The cavernous sinuses are trabeculated sinuses located at the base of the skull that drain venous blood from facial veins. (msdmanuals.com)
Cavities5
  • Sinuses are four air-filled cavities in your skull. (healthysinus.net)
  • At the median plane the sphenoidal sinuses are exposed, separated by a thin bony partition, on either side of which the openings by which they communicate with the nasal cavities are seen. (co.ma)
  • The sinuses are the connected systems of hollow cavities around the nasal passages in the skull. (theayurvedaexperience.com)
  • We have four paired cavities in our skull known as sinuses. (theayurvedaexperience.com)
  • Ethmoid Sinus are l ocated between the nasal cavities and the eye sockets. (theayurvedaexperience.com)
Sella turcica1
  • The conchal type (5%) is similar to the presellar type, except that the most posterior part of the sinus is well anterior to the sella turcica. (medscape.com)
Nose4
  • The nose and maxillary sinuses are the common initial site of involvement while the sphenoidal sinuses are rarely affected. (hindawi.com)
  • The sinuses, and the nose, are lined with ciliated cells with an overlying layer of mucous. (pdfslide.us)
  • Of a great importance in mucocele pathology is the mucociliary clearance and apical junctional complexes between epithelial cells, which comprise a mechanical barrier between host and environment, and provides the first line of host defense for the nose and sinuses. (ghise-ioan.ro)
  • The ethmoid sinuses which are between the nose and eye sockets. (healthysinus.net)
Laterally2
  • Laterally it is related to the maxillary sinus, whilst its floor is formed by the concave superior surface of the hard palate. (co.ma)
  • What portions of the sphenoid extend laterally from the body of the sphenoid? (freezingblue.com)
Posterior3
  • The spheno-ethmoidal recess, above and posterior to the superior concha, receives the opening of the sphenoidal sinus. (dartmouth.edu)
  • The CT scan is then the reference method to visualize the opacity of the sphenoid sinus and identify possible damage to the posterior ethmoidal cells. (tipsforwomens.org)
  • This explained the intimate tumoral contact with the dura mater through an 8-mm do nasal papillomas bleed breach in the posterior wall of the right frontal sinus. (info-tecuci.ro)
Bony2
  • The sphenoidal conchae are two curved bony plates on either side of the crest covering the sinuses. (xranatomy.com)
  • [5] PSD may be distinguished from hypersinus, in which the sinus is hyperaerated and enlarged but remains within the normal bony boundaries, and from pneumocele, in which there is also thinning of the bony sinus walls. (eyewiki.org)
Less commonly in the ethmoid1
  • Mucoceles mostly develop laryngeal papillomatosis newborn the frontal sinus and less commonly in the ethmoid cell system or in the maxillary and sphenoid sinuses. (ghise-ioan.ro)
Pterygoid1
  • The lateral wall is uneven and complicated and is formed by several bones: nasal, maxilla, lacrimal and ethmoid, inferior nasal concha, perpendicular plate of palatine, and medial pterygoid plate of sphenoid (fig. 52-2 A). The lateral wall presents three or four medial projections termed nasal conchae, which overlie passages (meatuses). (dartmouth.edu)
Lateral3
  • This position renders the 2 sinuses in an over and under orientation, rather than in a lateral orientation. (medscape.com)
  • Likewise, the contents of the cavernous sinus, including the oculomotor, trochlear, and abducens nerves and the ophthalmic and maxillary branches of the trigeminal nerve, contact the lateral wall of the sinus. (medscape.com)
  • Lateral or cavernous sinus extension could lead to diplopia due to compression of the third, fourth, and sixth cranial nerve, with sixth nerve compression being the most prevalent because of its medial position in cavernous sinus. (researchsquare.com)
Anterior4
  • Planum sphenoidal meningioma is located in the anterior skull base and extends posteriorly and superiorly. (org.pk)
  • Most anterior ethmoidal cells open on an elevation (ethmoidal bulla, fig. 52-3 B). A curved slit (hiatus semilunaris) inferior to the bulla receives the opening of the maxillary sinus. (dartmouth.edu)
  • The frontal sinus and some anterior ethmoidal cells open either into an extension (ethmoidal infundibulum) of the hiatus or directly into the anterior part (frontal recess) of the middle meatus. (dartmouth.edu)
  • The floor of the anterior cranial fossa is seen to be formed by the upper surface of the body and small wings of the sphenoid, and is almost horizontal. (co.ma)
Middle crani1
  • Superiorly, the middle cranial fossa and the pituitary gland are in approximation to the sinus, while anterosuperiorly, the optic nerve and chiasm lie over the sinus. (medscape.com)
Skull5
  • Sphenoid Sinus are l ocated behind the eyes and in the deeper recesses of the skull. (theayurvedaexperience.com)
  • What sinuses can be seen in a midsagittal view of the skull? (freezingblue.com)
  • In an inferior view of the skull what flat, wing-like structures of the sphenoid can be seen? (freezingblue.com)
  • Sinuses help in reducing the weight of the skull, humidifying and warming inhaled air, and enhancing voice resonance. (startswithy.com)
  • Meningiomas are commonly found in the base of the skull and perivenous sinuses due to the abundance of arachnoid cap cells in these sites. (wikidoc.org)
Pituitary adenoma1
  • strong>A total of 162 patients underwent pituitary adenoma excision through the sphenoid sinus approach. (uwi.edu)
Nasal septum3
  • Among patients, five underwent the sublabio-septo-sphenoidal approach (abbreviated as "sublabio approach"), seven underwent the sphenoid sinus approach and 150 underwent the nasal septum approach. (uwi.edu)
  • Inverted papilloma nasal septum, Traducerea «sphenoid» în 25 de limbi Papilloma of the nasal septum Squamous papilloma of the nasal septum Papilloma of the nasal septum - expert-evaluator-de-risc. (info-tecuci.ro)
  • Înțelesul "sphenoid" în dicționarul Engleză Inverted papilloma nasal septum, Figure 6 a, b. (info-tecuci.ro)
Computed tomography3
  • Head computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans revealed soft-tissue density neoplasms that occupied the sphenoidal sinus and further invaded to destroy the clivus. (hindawi.com)
  • Computed tomography (CT) scanning revealed soft-tissue density neoplasms filling the sphenoidal sinus (Figure 1 ). (hindawi.com)
  • Figure 1: Computed tomography (CT) scan of a patient with pneumosinus dilatans of the right frontal sinus. (eyewiki.org)
Approach5
  • The sphenoid sinus approach was relatively easy to operate, but the procedure may confuse an inexperienced operator, which occurred in two2 out of seven cases in our study. (uwi.edu)
  • The two most frequent causes of frontal mucoceles are: inflammatory changes and posttraumatic or post-interventional induced scarring of the nasofrontal duct after FESS Sphenoidal mucocele In conclusion, the endonasal marsupialization technique is nowadays the surgical approach of choice in most of the cases. (ghise-ioan.ro)
  • The surgical approach of sphenoid mucocele can be transseptal on the both sides for bilateral lesion, paraseptal which is the most frequent one and transethmoidal when there is simultaneous disease in the ethmoid sinus 8. (ghise-ioan.ro)
  • In 1909, Hirsch combined the septal-submucous resection (as reported by Killian and Hajek's sphenoid sinusectomy) into a submucosal-septal approach to the sphenoid. (medscape.com)
  • Multivariate analysis showed that surgical approach, suprasellar and cavernous sinus extension did not significantly affect the extent of surgery. (researchsquare.com)
Drainage4
  • Whenever there is a breach in this security wall such that an irritant finds its way into the respiratory system, the smooth sinus drainage is bound to get disrupted. (healthysinus.net)
  • The commonly considered surgical procedure is sphenoidotomy, which involves opening the sphenoid sinus in order to improve ventilation and drainage. (tipsforwomens.org)
  • The fronto ethmoidal region is commonly involved because of its complex drainage pattern when compared to that of maxillary and sphenoid sinuses. (drtbalu.co)
  • Drainage can be achieved surgically with sinus puncture and irrigation techniques. (medscape.com)
Sagittal sinus1
  • 1. Groove for sagittal sinus. (co.ma)
Optic4
  • The trigeminal nerve and optic nerve, cavernous sinus optic chiasm, pituitary gland, and internal carotid artery are all encircled by the sphenoid sinus, which is located in the sphenoid. (pakistanbmj.com)
  • [1] In some cases, particularly those involving the sphenoid and ethmoid sinuses, an enlarged sinus may impinge on the optic nerve to cause a compressive optic neuropathy. (eyewiki.org)
  • [14] This is particularly common in PSD of the sphenoid or ethmoid sinuses [6] and may occur due to compressive optic neuropathy of the intracanalicular optic nerve. (eyewiki.org)
  • [15] However, optic neuropathy in PSD may also occur from accompanying meningiomas of the optic nerve sheath rather than from the sinus enlargement itself. (eyewiki.org)
Infection3
Symmetrical2
  • The paired sphenoid sinuses rarely are symmetrical in size and have an intersinus septum that may be near horizontal in its orientation. (medscape.com)
  • The two sphenoid sinuses can vary greatly in size and shape and are rarely symmetrical. (tipsforwomens.org)
Commonly2
  • It most commonly involves the frontal sinus (involved in 62.8% of reported cases), followed by the sphenoid (24.1%), maxillary (19.3%) and ethmoid (18.6%) sinuses. (eyewiki.org)
  • The 3rd, 4th, and 6th cranial nerves and the ophthalmic and maxillary branches of the 5th cranial nerve are adjacent to the cavernous sinus and are commonly affected in cavernous sinus thrombosis. (msdmanuals.com)
Anatomical3
  • Only individuals with no sphenoid sinus problems were included in the research to examine anatomical changes in the septation of the sphenoid sinus. (pakistanbmj.com)
  • Aijaz A, Khan N, Mubeen S and Rasheed B. Anatomical variations of human sphenoid sinus in terms of volume and septation pattern in a subset of Pakistani population using computed tomographic images. (pakistanbmj.com)
  • Sphenoidal Air Sinuses Septum Anatomical Variations among Sudanese-A Radiological Study. (pakistanbmj.com)
Olfactory1
  • Of these, about one half occur in the sphenoid wing, and one half occur in the tuberculum sella or the olfactory groove. (medscape.com)
Sellar1
  • The sellar or postsellar type (67%) appears when the sinus extends posteriorly beyond the sella to the pons. (medscape.com)
Underwent1
  • The patient underwent trans-sphenoidal surgery (TSS), with some residual tumor being seen on postoperative imaging. (ajnr.org)
Wall of the sinus1
  • According to CT scans of the participants, 34% of males and 23% of females had more than one sphenoid septum, with 24 men accounting for 20.8 % and 16 female cases (16.8%) having the septum attached to the posterolateral wall of the sinus of the carotid canal. (pakistanbmj.com)
Carotid2
  • To look at the relationship between sphenoid sinus septation and the number and position of the internal carotid artery in people from Peshawar, Pakistan. (pakistanbmj.com)
  • This groove lodges the cavernous sinus and the internal carotid artery, the latter being surrounded by a plexus of sympathetic nerves. (bartleby.com)
Involving the maxillary1
Forehead region2
Scan1
  • A complete sinus CT scan with frontal and coronal planes is used if an alternative diagnosis (eg, tumors) must be excluded. (medscape.com)
Surgical1