Nasal septal deformities in chronic rhinosinusitis patients: clinical and radiological aspects.
Septal deformities are very frequent in patients suffering from chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). The question is whether or not some types of septal deformities are involved more frequently in this process or not. The authors observed the incidence of particular types of septal deformities in a group of CRS patients using Mladina classification. The same has been done with a control group that consisted of healthy volunteers. In the literature, type 7 has been found very frequently, i.e. in nearly 30% of all CRS cases. Herein, type 7 was mostly composed of types 3 and 5. Type 3 can be accurately recognised on axial MSCT scans, while type 5 can be accurately recognised on coronal views. Concomitant septal surgery at the time of endoscopic sinus surgery is recommended.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Clinical Hospital Center Zagreb, Croatia.
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Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, USA.
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Zinreich
Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, General Hospital Zadar, Croatia.
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Skitarelić
Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Clinical Hospital Center Zagreb, Croatia.
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Đurić Vuković
ENT Clinic, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome.
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Passàli
Department of ORL Head and Neck Surgery, Policlinico Le Scotte, Siena, Italy.
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Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Clinical Hospital Center Zagreb, Croatia.
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Mladina
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011859:Radiography; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D055815:Young Adult
Chronic rhinosinusitis; Classification; Deformities; Incidence; MSCT; Nasal septum