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- Title
Agger Nasi Hücre Varlığı ile Frontal Sinüzit Arasındaki İlişki; Bilgisayarlı Tomografik Çalışma.
- Authors
YEGİN, Yakup; ÇELİK, Mustafa; ŞİMŞEK, Baver Maşallah; OLGUN, Burak; CANPOLAT, Sinan; KAYHAN, Fatma Tülin
- Abstract
Objective: To use computed tomography (CT) to determine the relationship between agger nasi (AN) cells and the development of frontal sinusitis. Methods: In total, 996 patients (402 females and 594 males; average age, 37.2±12.8 years; range, 18-75 years) underwent a CT scan due to frontal sinusitis. The presence of AN cells was recorded. Patients were divided two groups according to the presence of the AN cell. The Lund-Mackay score (LMS) of each paranasal sinus shadow was evaluated in all patients. The LMS in the groups were compared. A p-value of <0.05 was considered to reflect statistical significance. Results: In the right side, the average LMS of patients with AN cells was 3.5±2.6 and was 2.3±2.1 for those without AN cells. The LMS of patients with AN cells was significantly better than that for those without AN cells for the right side (p<0.05). In the left side, the average LMS of patients with AN cells was 3.7±2.9 and was 21±2.2 for those without AN cells. The LMS of patients with AN cells was significantly better than that for those without AN cells for the left side (p<0.05). Conclusion: In the present study, the presence of AN cells may be associated with the development of frontal sinusitis. Further studies with a higher number of patients are needed to explore the relationship between the pneumatization of AN cells and the development of frontal sinusitis.
- Publication
Bezmialem Science, 2017, Vol 5, Issue 3, p112
- ISSN
2148-2373
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.14235/bs.2017.1087