학술논문
The role of agger nasi air cells in patients requiring revision endoscopic frontal sinus surgery
Document Type
Academic Journal
Source
Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery. Oct 01, 2004 131(4):525-527
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0194-5998
Abstract
OBJECTIVES:: METHODS:: RESULTS:: Eighty patients underwent revision FESS in an 18-month period. A total of 160 sides were evaluated by sinus CT scan with agger nasi being present in all but 11 sides (93%). One patient did not have a pneumatized frontal sinus on 1 side and so 148 sides were available for study. Frontal sinus disease was present in 119 and absent in 29 sides. The average CT grade of patients with frontal rhinosinusitis was 8.4 while it was only 3.0 in patients without frontal rhinosinusitis (P = 0.000). Agger nasi air cell disease was present in only 3 of 29 (10%) sides in patients without frontal rhinosinusitis and was present in all 119 (100%) sides of patients with frontal rhinosinusitis (P = 0.0000). CONCLUSION