title: [The study of the correlation of middle meatus volume and maxillary fungal ball].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Observing the anatomic variation and measuring the bone volume of meatus and nasal cavity by analyzing the expression of paranasal sinus CT. Searching whether these variation and volume data are related to maxillary fungal ball.
  
  
  METHODS
  Measuring the double side bone volume of middle meatus,nasal cavity and the rate of middle meatus volume in the same side of nasal cavity respectively in the normal group, the maxillary fungal ball group. Observing the anatomic variation and statistically evaluating the anatomic variation and volume of nasal cavity and nasal meatus.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the maxillary fungal ball group, the affected side and the contralateral side volume of middle meatus,nasal cavity and the rate of middle meatus volume in the nasal cavity had no statistical difference (P>0.05); Comparing the middle meatus volume and the rate of middle meatus of the maxillary fungus ball group affected side and normal group,there was statistical difference (P<0. 05). In the maxillary fungal ball group and the normal group, the morbidity of deviation septum were 24. 24% and 33. 33%, the morbidity of OMC variation were 30. 3% and 26. 67% (P<0.05), the morbidity of nasal anatomic variation were 54. 55% and 60.00%, there was no statistical difference (P>0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Maybe there is a correlation between the enlarged bone middle meatus and the maxillary fungal ball. There is no relationship between the nasal anatomic variation and the maxillary fungal ball.
authors.forename: Haiyan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jianping
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Yipu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mao
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009181:Mycoses / Q000209:etiology*; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D009300:Nasal Septum; D010256:Paranasal Sinuses