Clinical significance of CT examination in 197 cases of sinusitis.
- Author:
Yonggang KONG
1
;
Jianfei SHENG
;
Leihua LI
;
Zezhang TAO
;
Yuqin DENG
Author Information
1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China. entdoct@sina.com
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Adult;
Aged;
Child;
Child, Preschool;
Chronic Disease;
Female;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Nasal Septum;
diagnostic imaging;
Paranasal Sinuses;
diagnostic imaging;
Sinusitis;
diagnostic imaging;
Tomography, Spiral Computed;
Young Adult
- From:
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
2009;23(11):491-493
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To analyze the characteristic of chronic paranasal sinusitis CT scans and discuss the relationship between the anatomic variations in ostiomeatal complex (OMC) and the incidence of chronic sinusitis.
METHOD:One hundred and ninety-seven cases diagnosis as sinusitis were selected and analyzed,whose age ranged between 4 and 74 years old. Several common anatomical abnormalities in ostiomeatal complex were evaluated through the observation of the coronal and axial plane CT scans of the paranasal sinusitis.
RESULT:The incidence of anatomic variations in OMC concentrated in the age between 11-20. The incidence of chronic sinusitis also concentrated in the age between 11-20. Deviation of nasal septum, uncinate variations, inferior-turbinate hypertrophy were observed between the chronic sinusitis group and the none chronic sinusitis group,the correlation between deviation of nasal septum, uncinate variations, inferior-turbinate hypertrophy and chronic sinusitis were significant (P<0.05).
CONCLUSION:The occurrence of OMC variation is common. The anatomic variations may be one of the causes of chronic paranasal sinusitis, especially deviation of nasal septum, uncinate variations and inferior-turbinate hypertrophy. If these abnormalities were altered,it will have a great significance for the preservation and treatment of chronic paranasal sinusitis.
