Evaluation of maxillary sinus volume in cleft alveolus patients using 3-dimensional computed tomography.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of the study was to evaluate the volume of the maxillary sinus in patients with cleft alveolus.


METHODS
This is a retrospective, descriptive study.


METHODS
The 3-dimensional computed tomographic data of 218 maxillary sinuses of 109 patients with cleft alveolus were compared with those of 100 sinuses of 50 healthy individuals.


RESULTS
No significant difference in the maxillary sinus volume was found between the patients with cleft alveolus and the noncleft individuals. In the patients with cleft palate and alveolus, the maxillary sinus volume was significantly larger on the right side, but no significant difference was found between the cleft and noncleft sides.


CONCLUSIONS
The volume of the maxillary sinus in the patients with cleft alveolus is not different from that of the noncleft individuals. The information about the maxillary sinus is clinically important in executing such operations as endoscopic sinus surgery.
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan. merrilsmith@hotmail.com
Makoto
M
Hikosaka
Tomohisa
T
Nagasao
Hisao
H
Ogata
Tsuyoshi
T
Kaneko
Kazuo
K
Kishi
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*