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Radiological and endoscopic study of the maxillary sinus in primary atrophic rhinitis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

M. A. E. Hagrass ,
A. M. Gamea ,
S. G. El-Sherief ,
A. S. El-Guindy  and
Faika A. Y. El-Tatawi
M. A. E. Hagrass
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University.
A. M. Gamea*
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University.
S. G. El-Sherief
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University.
A. S. El-Guindy
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University.
Faika A. Y. El-Tatawi
Affiliation:
Departments of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University.
*
Dr A. M. Gamea, P.O. Box 281, Tanta, Egypt.
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Abstract

The maxillary sinuses of 40 patients suffering from primary atrophic rhinitis (ozaena) were studied radiologically, antroscopically and histopathologically. Sixty percent of the patients showed thick bony walls and a small cavity of the maxillary sinus on X-ray and on antroscopy. On the other hand, 25 percent of the cases revealed signs of infection including mucopurulent secretion on antroscopy associated with corresponding histopathological changes. It is concluded that poor pneumatization of the antrum plays a more important role in the pathogenesis of ozaena than infection.

Keywords

Maxillary sinusRhinitisatrophic
Type
Main Articles
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 106 , Issue 8 , August 1992 , pp. 702 - 703
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1992

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