[The uncinate process: ultrastructural and CT studies].
To provide further understanding of uncinate process, 15 uncinate processes were examined under scanning electron microscope, and 32 high-resolution coronal CT scans were studied in patients with septal deformity or sinusitis. It was found that(1)pathological ultrastructural changes of uncinate process were noted in patients with chronic sinusitis; (2) medially deviated, laterally deviated, pneumatization and hypertrophy of uncinate process were demonstrated. The following conclutions were drawn(1)the anatomic variations in ostiomeatal complex is responsible for the formation of chronic sinusitis; (2)for patients with chronic sinusitis, uncinatectomy is the treatment of choice; (3)preoperative and intraoperative studies of CT scans are mandatory for avoidance of complications.
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PLA General Hospital, Beijing.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005004:Ethmoid Bone / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D005005:Ethmoid Sinus / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed