@article{article_842503, title={Does Sphenoid Pneumatization Affect the Angle of the Eustachian Tube?}, journal={Anatolian Clinic the Journal of Medical Sciences}, volume={26}, pages={201–206}, year={2021}, DOI={10.21673/anadoluklin.842503}, author={Eravcı, Fakih Cihat and Yıldırım, Gülsüm Kübra and Özcan, Prof.dr. Kürşat Murat and Çolak, Mustafa and Parlak, Selçuk and Karakuş, Mehmet Fatih and Karakurt, Süleyman Emre and İkincioğulları, Aykut and Dere, Haci Hüseyin}, keywords={sphenoid sinus, anatomy, eustachian tube}, abstract={<p> <b>Aim: </b> In this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between sphenoid sinus pneuma¬tization and the angle of the Eustachian tube. </p> <p> <b>
Methods </b>: The study included a total of 158 patients. The Eustachian tube angle (ETA) was measured and sphenoid pneumatization was classified in the coronal plane. </p> <p> <b>
Results </b>: According to the coronal classification of sphenoid pneumatization, 52 (16%) hemi-sphenoids were type 1, 177 (56%) hemi-sphenoids were type 2, and 87 (27.5%) hemi-sphe¬noids were type 3. According to the sagittal classification, 24 (7.6%) hemi-sphenoids were pre-sellar, 101 (32%) hemi-sphenoids were sellar, and 191 (60.4%) hemi-sphenoids were post-sellar. The mean ETA in coronal classification was 24.71±3.35, 25.03±3.24, and 25.90±3.10 de¬grees for the type 1, type 2, and type 3 classes, respectively. The angle showed a gradual increase from type 1 to type 3, and it was found that ETA was statistically significantly wider in cases with lateral recess pneumatization (type 3, post-rotundum) than in type 2 and type 1 pneumatizations (p=0.039, p=0.035, respectively). </p> <p> <b>
Conclusion </b>: ETA is increased in patients with lateral recess pneumatization. </p>}, number={2}, publisher={Hayat Sağlık ve Sosyal Hizmetler Vakfı}