Maxillary Sinus Pneumocele
https://doi.org/10.20862/0042-4676-2022-103-1-3-55-61
Abstract
Hyperpneumatization of the paranasal sinuses is a rare condition. Hypersinus, pneumosinus dilatans, and pneumocele are the three types of excessive pneumatization according to the traditional classification proposed by Urken et al. (1987). If in the first case, no treatment is required, but the latter two may be accompanied by aesthetic and/or functional disorders or may result in pressure effects on adjacent anatomical objects, therefore they require surgical correction. Maxillary sinus pneumocele is described in few publications. The presented case demonstrates typical clinical and radiographic signs of the maxillary sinus pneumocele, as well as hypersinus on the contralateral side. Cone beam computed tomography scans in combination with anamnestic and clinical data provide key information for the diagnosis of maxillary sinus pneumocele, as well as for differential diagnosis with other variants of their excessive pneumatization.
About the Authors
N. A. Savrasova
“LODE” LLC
Belarus
Belarus
Nina A. Savrasova, Cand. Med. Sc., Associate Professor, Radiologist
220005
prospekt Nezavisimosti, 53
Minsk
Yu. M. Melnichenko
Belarusian State Medical University
Belarus
Belarus
Yulia M. Melnichenko, Cand. Med. Sc., Associate Professor, Chair
Human Morphology
220116
prospekt Dzerzhinskogo, 83
Minsk
S. L. Kabak
Belarusian State Medical University
Belarus
Belarus
Sergey L. Kabak, Dr. Med. Sc., Professor, Chief of Chair
Chair of Human Morphology
220116
prospekt Dzerzhinskogo, 83
Minsk
A. B. Perminov
“LODE” LLC
Belarus
Belarus
Aleksey B. Perminov, Cand. Med. Sc., Otorhinolaryngologist
220005
prospekt Nezavisimosti, 53
Minsk
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Savrasova N.A., Melnichenko Yu.M., Kabak S.L., Perminov A.B. Maxillary Sinus Pneumocele. Journal of radiology and nuclear medicine. 2022;103(1-3):55-61. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.20862/0042-4676-2022-103-1-3-55-61
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