title: Important anatomical landmarks in the lateral nasal wall.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The study aimed to investigate the anatomy of the lateral nasal wall to provide a set of measurements among some important anatomical landmarks and to reveal the relationship between them.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty half heads were dissected to determine the distances between important landmarks in the lateral nasal wall for endoscopic sinus surgery. Landmarks were measured with an electronic caliper. This study was carried out between December 2002 and February 2003 at the Anatomy Research Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Results were provided as mean +/- standard deviation. In our study, some of the critical distances as in the lateral nasal wall were measured and results showed consistency to the data found in the literature.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results are useful to achieve safe endoscopic sinus surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Nose and Throat, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Baris O
authors.initials: BO
authors.lastname: Donmez
authors.forename: Bulent V
authors.initials: BV
authors.lastname: Agirdir
authors.forename: Muzaffer M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Sindel
mesh_terms: D002102:Cadaver; D004210:Dissection; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D009301:Nasolacrimal Duct / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D010256:Paranasal Sinuses / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity