M. Danese et al., INFLUENCE OF SINONASAL ANATOMIC VARIANTS ON RECURRENT, PERSISTENT OR CHRONIC SINUSITIS - CT EVALUATION IN 112 PATIENTS, Journal de radiologie, 78(9), 1997, pp. 651-657
Using CT scan, we studied the influence of the most important sinonasa
l anatomic variants on 112 patients, aged more than 16 years, sufferin
g from recurrent, persistent or chronic sinusitis. The series was char
acterized by the absence of: multifocal sinusitis, polyposis, dental o
r mycotic sinusitis, traumatic, tumour, actinic or prior surgery. We c
ompared our results with those of the literature. Our findings confirm
ed the association between recurrent, persistent or chronic sinusitis,
and ipsilateral septal ridges or spurs (33%), unusual ipsilateral def
lexions of uncinate process (31%), and contralateral septal watch glas
s like deviation (42%). We found no correlation for the other studied
variants (concha bullosa, paradoxical curve of middle turbinate, pneum
atised uncinate process, hypertrophic ethmoid bulla, Haller cell and a
ccessory maxillary ostium).