Cavernous sinus thrombosis not only presents with constitutional symptoms including fever, pain and swelling but also with specific findings such as proptosis, chemosis, periorbital swelling, and cranial nerve palsies. It is known to occur secondary to the spread of paranasal sinus infections in the nose, ethmoidal and sphenoidal sinuses. However, paranasal sinus infection of dental origin is r...

Background Precise knowledge of anatomic variations of nose and paranasal sinus complex is essential for achieving best surgical results during endoscopic sinus surgery. Computed tomography is the gold standard investigation for evaluation of paranasal sinuses and adjacent structures. Objective To study prevalence of anatomical variations of nose, paranasal sinuses and osteomeatal complex and t...

BACKGROUND The paranasal sinuses and mastoid air cells vary considerably in size and shape from person to person. The main structures are pneumatic. In this study, we investigated the relationship between right and left sides and evaluated the volume changes according to age and sex. METHODS Of all patients attending the radiology department, 91 cases without paranasal sinuses and mastoid air...

The paranasal air sinuses and nasal cavities were studied along with other cephalic spaces (brain cavity, paratympanic sinuses) in certain dinosaurs via CT scanning and 3D visualization to document the anatomy and examine the contribution of the sinuses to the morphological organization of the head as a whole. Two representatives each of two dinosaur clades are compared: the theropod saurischia...

The relationship between paranasal sinus pneumatization and chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) without cystic fibrosis is not well understood. Previous investigations have confirmed sinus hypoplasia in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. This study compares paranasal sinus pneumatization of CRS patients to unaffected controls to determine if there is an analogous effect to that seen in CF. 591 sinus compu...

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 ...

This article has reviewed studies that document a relationship between loss of smell function and disturbances in nasal airflow function. In some cases (for example, hypertrophied adenoids and nasal sinus disease), medical or surgical intervention appears to be useful in restoring some, if not all, of the smell loss associated with the disorder. In other cases (for example, septoplasty), empiri...

Mucoceles of the paranasal sinuses are locally aggressive, cystic, benign lesions. They mainly occur in the frontal or anterior ethmoidal sinuses, and more rarely in the maxillary sinus. Chronic sinus inflammation, trauma, previous surgery and allergic disease are common causes of paranasal mucoceles. Giant mucoceles of the maxillary sinus causing bone destruction are extremely rare in patients...