Research Article

Frequency of Sinonasal Anatomic Variations Without Mucosal Disease

Volume: 1 Number: 1 April 1, 2018

Frequency of Sinonasal Anatomic Variations Without Mucosal Disease

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the importance of sinonasal anatomic variations in the etiology of sinusitis by observing the frequency using a paranasal sinus computed tomography (CT) scan. Material and Methods: The CT scans of patients who were admitted to our clinic with a complaint of nasal obstruction between November 2013 and February 2016 and underwent paranasal sinus CT scan were examined. In total, 118 patients without sinonasal mucosal disease were included in the study. The frequency of anatomic variations were assessed by examining the paranasal sinus CT. Results: The anatomical variations of patients without sinonasal mucosal disease determined by CT scan on the coronal and axial planes were agger nasi cells (54.2%), concha bullosa (46.6%), accessory ostium (28.8%), Haller cells (19.4%), paradoxical middle turbinate (19.4%), and uncinate process pneumatization (7.6%). Conclusion: We found that the frequency of anatomic variations without sinonasal mucosal disease was similar to the rates of sinusitis with mucosal disease in literature. We conclude that anatomical variations alone contribute to the pathophysiology of the disease in the presence of associated factors rather than causing sinusitis.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Otorhinolaryngology

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 1, 2018

Submission Date

August 9, 2017

Acceptance Date

December 21, 2017

Published in Issue

Year 2018 Volume: 1 Number: 1

APA
Karakurt, S. E., Hatipoğlu Çetin, H. G., Yurtsever Kum, N., Çetin, M. A., İkincioğulları, A., & Dere, H. H. (2018). Frequency of Sinonasal Anatomic Variations Without Mucosal Disease. European Journal of Rhinology and Allergy, 1(1), 5-8. https://doi.org/10.5152/ejra.2018.57588
AMA
1.Karakurt SE, Hatipoğlu Çetin HG, Yurtsever Kum N, Çetin MA, İkincioğulları A, Dere HH. Frequency of Sinonasal Anatomic Variations Without Mucosal Disease. Eur J Rhinol Allergy. 2018;1(1):5-8. doi:10.5152/ejra.2018.57588
Chicago
Karakurt, Süleyman Emre, Hatice Gül Hatipoğlu Çetin, Nurcan Yurtsever Kum, Mehmet Ali Çetin, Aykut İkincioğulları, and Haci Hüseyin Dere. 2018. “Frequency of Sinonasal Anatomic Variations Without Mucosal Disease”. European Journal of Rhinology and Allergy 1 (1): 5-8. https://doi.org/10.5152/ejra.2018.57588.
EndNote
Karakurt SE, Hatipoğlu Çetin HG, Yurtsever Kum N, Çetin MA, İkincioğulları A, Dere HH (April 1, 2018) Frequency of Sinonasal Anatomic Variations Without Mucosal Disease. European Journal of Rhinology and Allergy 1 1 5–8.
IEEE
[1]S. E. Karakurt, H. G. Hatipoğlu Çetin, N. Yurtsever Kum, M. A. Çetin, A. İkincioğulları, and H. H. Dere, “Frequency of Sinonasal Anatomic Variations Without Mucosal Disease”, Eur J Rhinol Allergy, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 5–8, Apr. 2018, doi: 10.5152/ejra.2018.57588.
ISNAD
Karakurt, Süleyman Emre - Hatipoğlu Çetin, Hatice Gül - Yurtsever Kum, Nurcan - Çetin, Mehmet Ali - İkincioğulları, Aykut - Dere, Haci Hüseyin. “Frequency of Sinonasal Anatomic Variations Without Mucosal Disease”. European Journal of Rhinology and Allergy 1/1 (April 1, 2018): 5-8. https://doi.org/10.5152/ejra.2018.57588.
JAMA
1.Karakurt SE, Hatipoğlu Çetin HG, Yurtsever Kum N, Çetin MA, İkincioğulları A, Dere HH. Frequency of Sinonasal Anatomic Variations Without Mucosal Disease. Eur J Rhinol Allergy. 2018;1:5–8.
MLA
Karakurt, Süleyman Emre, et al. “Frequency of Sinonasal Anatomic Variations Without Mucosal Disease”. European Journal of Rhinology and Allergy, vol. 1, no. 1, Apr. 2018, pp. 5-8, doi:10.5152/ejra.2018.57588.
Vancouver
1.Süleyman Emre Karakurt, Hatice Gül Hatipoğlu Çetin, Nurcan Yurtsever Kum, Mehmet Ali Çetin, Aykut İkincioğulları, Haci Hüseyin Dere. Frequency of Sinonasal Anatomic Variations Without Mucosal Disease. Eur J Rhinol Allergy. 2018 Apr. 1;1(1):5-8. doi:10.5152/ejra.2018.57588

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