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Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy
Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy 4/2005

01-11-2005 | Anatomic Variations

Agenesis of sphenoid sinus: three cases

Authors: Bumin Degirmenci, Alpay Haktanır, Murat Acar, Ramazan Albayrak, Aylin Yücel

Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy | Issue 4/2005

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Abstract

Paranasal sinus agenesis is an unusual clinical condition. The frontal sinus agenesis is more frequently seen, whereas agenesis of the sphenoid sinus is extremely rare. This report presents three new cases of sphenoid sinus agenesis. The absence of the sphenoid sinus was demonstrated by computed tomography (CT) in all cases.
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Metadata
Title
Agenesis of sphenoid sinus: three cases
Authors
Bumin Degirmenci
Alpay Haktanır
Murat Acar
Ramazan Albayrak
Aylin Yücel
Publication date
01-11-2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy / Issue 4/2005
Print ISSN: 0930-1038
Electronic ISSN: 1279-8517
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-005-0336-5

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