Orbital meningiomas generally arise from the sphenoid and cause ophthalmic problems by virtue of an expanding mass near the orbital apex. These benign tumours often have a soft tissue component within the orbit, cranium, or temporalis fossa (Fig 1) and may induce hyperostosis of the postero-lateral wall of the orbit. Symptoms are generally caused by displacement of the globe-with diplopia or pr...

CONTEXT Maxillary sinusitis is an important issue in dentistry and maxillofacial surgery. This study aims to present a systematic review of etiologies and treatments of odontogenic maxillary sinusitis. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION An electronic database search was performed based on related MeSH keywords. Articles published between January 2001 and December 2014 was selected according to the inclusio...

Sinusitis is inflammation of the sinuses, which are air-filled cavities in the skull This inflammation leads to blockade of the normal sinus drainage pathways which in turn leads to mucus retention, hypoxia, decreased mucociliary clearance, and predisposition to bacterial growth it is characterized by headache Postnasal drip Face and eye pain Pain over the bridge of the nose sometimes tinged wi...

Clinical experience has suggested the existence of an intermediate form of fungal sinusitis between the categories of non-invasive fungal sinusitis (non-IFS) and invasive fungal sinusitis (IFS). This fungal sinusitis variant demonstrates unhealthy mucosa by endoscopy with fungal invasion, but lacks angioinvasion microscopically, representing what clinically behaves as a 'pre-invasive' subtype o...

The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of concha bullosa and nasal septal deviation and their potential relationships to maxillary sinusitis. 883 CT scans taken at Creighton University School of Dentistry from 2005 to 2008 were retrospectively reviewed for the presence of concha bullosa, nasal septal deviation, and maxillary sinusitis. 67.5% of patients exhibited pneumatiza...

BACKGROUND Upper respiratory diseases have been linked with lower respiratory diseases. However, the long-term effect of sinusitis on the clinical outcomes of asthma has not been fully evaluated. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of sinusitis on the disease progression of asthma. METHODS Seventy-five asthmatic patients confirmed with the methacholine bronchial pr...

OBJECTIVE To generate estimates of sinusitis prevalence for adults in association with the use of tobacco or passive smoke exposure. DESIGN Analysis of data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1994. SETTING Sample of the noninstitutionalized civilian population of the United States. PARTICIPANTS A total of 20,050 adults aged 17 years or older. MAIN OUTC...

Objective: Objective of the study was to evaluate the diagnostic yield of X-rays taking CT scan as gold standard in acute and chronic sinusitis. Study Design:Validation study. Place and Duration of study: The study was conducted in the Radiology Department CMH Rawalpindi, from 1st Aug 2007 to 31st July 2008. Patients and Methods: This study involved 95 patients of both genders above 18 years of...