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11-05-2022 | Sinus Surgery | Original Article

Ethmoid roof morphometric measurements of a pediatric population using computed tomography

Authors: Direnç Özlem Aksoy, Yeşim Karagöz, Abdullah Soydan Mahmutoğlu

Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy | Issue 6/2022

Abstract

Objective

To reveal the anatomical relationships of the ethmoid roof on CT in pediatric case group.

Methods

We measured the depth of olfactory fossa (DOF), the width of olfactory fossa (WOF), the angle between lateral lamella and cribriform plate (LLCPA), the width of the olfactory cleft (WOC), the length of lateral lamella (LLL), orbital roof fovea to ethmoidal distance (ORFED) and orbital roof to cribriform plate distance (ORCPD) and we determined Keros and LLCPA types from paranasal sinus CT of subjects under 16 years of age retrospectively.

Results

The incidence of Keros type I was higher in females and Keros Type II in males. The ORCPD, DOF and LLL values were found to be higher in 13–16 years age group and WOF and LLCPA in 4–6 years age group. The prevalence of Keros type II was higher in the 13–16 age group, and Keros type I was higher in other age groups. LLCPA type A was the most frequent in all age groups and in both sexes. There was a positive correlation between age and ORCPD, DOF, LLL, and a negative correlation with ORFED, WOF, LLCPA. Olfactory fossa width and depth had a negative correlation. LLCPA had a positive correlation with WOF and a negative correlation with DOF. There was a positive correlation between LLCPA and LLL. DOF and LLL had a positive correlation too.

Conclusions

Paranasal sinus CT provides useful information about frontal skull base anatomic relations before sinus surgery in pediatric cases.

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Title: Ethmoid roof morphometric measurements of a pediatric population using computed tomography
Authors: Direnç Özlem Aksoy
Yeşim Karagöz
Abdullah Soydan Mahmutoğlu
Publication date: 11-05-2022
Publisher: Springer Paris
Keywords: Sinus Surgery
Computed Tomography
Computed Tomography
Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy / Issue 6/2022
Print ISSN: 0930-1038
Electronic ISSN: 1279-8517
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-022-02951-6

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Ethmoid roof morphometric measurements of a pediatric population using computed tomography

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Objective

Methods

Results

Conclusions

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