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ArticleIndian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India2022

A Study of Anatomical Variations of Sphenoid Sinus on CT PNS: Our Experience.

Md Akbar Ali, D Manish Jaiswal, D B Sameer Ahamed, Vinita Kumari, Shamser Alam

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Article in Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  2. The Association between Superior Concha Bullosa and Sphenoid Sinus Ostium: A Radio-Anatomic Investigation.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2025
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Md Akbar AliENT Department, KMCH, Katihar, Bihar India.
D Manish JaiswalRadiology Department, KMCH, Katihar, Bihar India.
D B Sameer AhamedENT Department, KMCH, Katihar, Bihar India.
Vinita KumariENT Department, KMCH, Katihar, Bihar India.
Shamser AlamENT Department, KMCH, Katihar, Bihar India.
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sphenoid sinus anatomical variations are very common, its prior knowledge is very essential while doing skull base surgery to avoid catastrophic complications which might be due to damage of surrounding neurovascular structures. This retrospective observational study was done to examine the different anatomical variations of sphenoid sinus on CT PNS which was conducted in KMCH, Katihar from May 2019 to April 2020 involving 60 cases above 15 years of age who had undergone CT PNS. Sellar type of pneumatization was seen in 66.7%, pterygoid process pneumatization was seen in 25%. Single septation was present in 43.3%, septum attached to optic nerve was seen in 33.3%, onodi cell was seen in 36.7%, anterior clinoid process pneumatization was seen in 13.3% of cases. By this study we came to a conclusion that preoperative assessment of sphenoid sinus anatomy and its variations is mandatory to avoid surrounding neurovascular structure damage and CSF leak.

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Anterior clinoid processFESSNeurovascular structureOnodi cellPneumatizationPterygoid processSphenoid sinus

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PMID36452840
PMCPMC9702421
OpenAlexW3196702469

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