Journal Reviews

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Not as rare as we think? Silent sinus syndrome incidence on CT heads

3 May 2022 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Rhinology / Sinus | computed tomography, enophthalmos, hypoglobus, maxillary sinus, maxillary sinus hypoplasia, retrospective cohort study, silent sinus, silent sinus incidence, sinus radiology, uncinate process

It is relatively uncommon to come across a case of silent sinus syndrome (SSS), but not as rare as the prevalence in the literature might suggest – the authors of this study note that only 100 cases are reported in...

Cadaveric variation of nasolacrimal duct lateral nasal wall landmarks

1 March 2015 | | ENTA-Rhinology / Sinus | FESS, anatomy, bulla ethmoidalis, cadaver, lacrimal duct injury, maxillary line, middle turbinate, nasolacrimal duct, nose, uncinate process

Twenty mid-sagittal head sections of 10 fresh frozen cadavers were studied after removal of the nasal septum. This study showed that the most anterior projection of the middle turbinate head was noted to be anterior to the nasolacrimal duct in...