paranasal sinus

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Noun1.paranasal sinus - any of the paired sinuses in the bones of the face adjacent to the nasal cavity that are lined with mucous membrane that is continuous with the lining of the nasal cavitiesparanasal sinus - any of the paired sinuses in the bones of the face adjacent to the nasal cavity that are lined with mucous membrane that is continuous with the lining of the nasal cavities
nasal sinus, sinus paranasales
sinus - any of various air-filled cavities especially in the bones of the skull
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Table 3: Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and accuracy of xray paranasal sinuses for diagnosing paranasal sinus diseases.
CORREALTION OF X RAYS AND COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN PARANASAL SINUS DISEASES
Mucoceles of the paranasal sinus can be managed endoscopically with an extremely low recurrence rate.
Endoscopic endonasal management of recurrent maxillary mucoceles using biliary T-tube stenting
Paranasal sinus computed tomography (PNsCT) can generally distinguish RCMs from the other forms of maxillary sinus pathologies (5, 6).
Paranasal Sinus Anatomic Variations Accompanying Maxillary Sinus Retention Cysts: A Radiological Analysis
Nasal cavity and paranasal sinus cancers are usually primary tumors.
Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Presenting as a Paranasal Sinus Mass: The Importance of Differential Diagnosis
Patients were selected on the basis of their symptoms and clinical findings suggestive of a lesion involving the paranasal sinus such as head ache, nasal obstruction, nasal discharge, anosmia, postnasal discharge, epistaxsis.
Computed tomographic evaluation of paranasal sinus and pathologies
Nasal cavity and paranasal sinus bony variations: a computed tomographic study.
Anatomical variations of nose and para-nasal sinuses; CT scan review
Growth pattern of the maxillary sinus in the Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata): reflections on the structural role of the paranasal sinus. J.
Morphometric analysis of developing maxillary sinuses in human foetuses / Analisis morfometrico del desarrollo de los senos maxilares en fetos humanos
Sinonasal mucoceles are epithelium-lined cysts that can gradually expand to fill a paranasal sinus. They can present with ophthalmologic, rhinologic, and neurologic symptoms.
Maxillary sinus mucoceles and other side effects of external-beam radiation in the pediatric patient: A cautionary tale
We shall be discussing the variant anatomy encountered in the four paranasal sinus, their definitions and ways to identify them and also emphasise on the clinical importance.
Normal variants of paranasal sinuses and their clinical significance: a computed tomographic evaluation
Complications of endonasal paranasal sinus surgery--diagnostic and therapeutic consequences.
Neuronavigation assisted endoscopic sinus surgery
The remaining paranasal sinus exam was within normal limits.
Endoscopic view of an osteoma of the maxillary sinus
DISCUSSION: Fugal ball is described as a noninvasive accumulation of a dense conglomeration of fungal hyphae in a Paranasal sinus. It is characterized by a mass of fungal hyphae, inflammatory cells and mucus, with gradual growth in the sinusal socket, without involvement of the underlying mucous membrane.
A study of fungal balls in chronic rhinosinusitis
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