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Volumetric analysis of the maxillary sinus in pediatric patients with nasal septal deviation

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https://doi.org/10.2399/jmu.2015003006
Şentürk, M., Azgın, İsa, Öcal, R., Umut Sakarya, E., Güler, İbrahim, Övet, G., Alataş, N., & Tolu, İsmet. (2015). Volumetric analysis of the maxillary sinus in pediatric patients with nasal septal deviation. ENT Updates, 5(3). https://doi.org/10.2399/jmu.2015003006
Volume 5 Issue 3 (2015)
Copyright (c) 2015 Mehmet Şentürk, İsa Azgın, Ramazan Öcal, Engin Umut Sakarya, İbrahim Güler, Gültekin Övet, Necat Alataş, İsmet Tolu
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Authors

  • Mehmet Şentürk
    Department of Otolaryngology, Konya Training and Research Hospital, Konya, Turkey
  • İsa Azgın Department of Otolaryngology, Konya Training and Research Hospital, Konya, Turkey
  • Ramazan Öcal Department of Otolaryngology, Konya Training and Research Hospital, Konya, Turkey
  • Engin Umut Sakarya Department of Otolaryngology, Konya Training and Research Hospital, Konya, Turkey
  • İbrahim Güler Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Selçuk University, Konya, Turkey
  • Gültekin Övet Department of Otolaryngology, Konya Training and Research Hospital, Konya, Turkey
  • Necat Alataş Department of Otolaryngology, Konya Training and Research Hospital, Konya, Turkey
  • İsmet Tolu Department of Radiology, Konya Training and Research Hospital, Konya, Turkey

Objective: Reasons such as nasal deviation, which reduces airflow in nose and impairs oxygenation, may affect the maxillary volume. In this study, we aimed to perform a retrospective study between the degree of nasal septal deviations and maxillary sinus volume.

Methods: The files of 103 male and 124 female patients (total n=227) who applied to otorhinolaryngology clinic with nasal septal deviation without coexisting sinonasal morbidity were investigated, and compared with those without nasal septal deviation and coexisting sinonasal morbidity. Three-dimensional paranasal sinus CTs were performed for the diagnosis (CTs were found to be normal, and etiology of chronic intracranial headache could not be determined) and they were evaluated retrospectively. Maxillary sinus volume was calculated for each case in the groups. The relationship between nasal septal deviation and maxillary sinus volume was evaluated.

Results: Our study determined that there was statically no significant difference between the maxillary volumes of the group with (29.34±7.46 cm3 ) or without nasal septal deviation (27.89±8.51 cm3 ) (p>0.05). No matter what the right nasal septal deviation angle is, it did not affect the right, left and total maxillary sinus volumes. Both left- and right-sided nasal septal deviations did not have any effect on the right, left and total maxillary volumes.

Conclusion: Any difference was not observed between the maxillary sinus volumes of the children in the pediatric age group with and without nasal septal deviations, and it was concluded that the existence or severity of the septal deviation did not have any effect on the maxillary sinus volume. 

Keywords:

Maxillary sinus volume nasal septal deviation computed tomography