Frontal Pain, with Absence of the Frontal Sinus. Operation. Cure

Frontal Sinus Patency after Extended Frontal Sinusotomy Type III

Introduction: The surgical management of chronic frontal sinus disorders remains a challenge for rhinologists. The aim of this study was to evaluate the result of Draf III in a series of patients who underwent this procedure.   Materials and Methods: Twenty patients were included in this study. Demographic data, history of prior surgery, asthma,  aspirin sensitivity and Lund–Mackay score were r...

On the Pernasal Operation for Frontal Sinus Suppuration

Age Differences of Human Frontal Sinus Measurements using CT Scan

Background and Objectives: The frontal sinus is regarded as one of the human paranasal sinuses located in the frontal bone as a triangular-shaped cavity, which originates as separated space from the anterior ethmoid cells. Computed Tomography (CT) is a completely non-destructive technique that uses a high density of contrast to identify the air inside any bony sinus with soft tissue demarcated ...

Enlargement of the frontal sinus.

The enlargement of the frontal sinus has been analysed in a longitudinal study of 49 males and 47 females for whom a first lateral cephalogram was available at from 2 to 5 years of age for 88 subjects and from 6 to 11 years for 8 subjects. Thereafter the cephalograms were taken at approximately yearly intervals and in 28 subjects a last cephalogram was taken at 24 years or older. In only six su...

frontal sinus patency after extended frontal sinusotomy type iii

introduction: the surgical management of chronic frontal sinus disorders remains a challenge for rhinologists. the aim of this study was to evaluate the result of draf iii in a series of patients who underwent this procedure.   materials and methods: twenty patients were included in this study. demographic data, history of prior surgery, asthma,  aspirin sensitivity and lund–mackay score were r...