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The possible effects of altitude and climate on the development of the frontal sinus in adults / Los posibles efectos de la altitud y el clima sobre el desarrollo del seno frontal en adultos
Asirdizer, Mahmut; Tatlisumak, Ertugrul; Bora, Aydin; Tarhan, Serdar; Yilmaz Ovali, Gulgun; Hekimoglu, Yavuz; Kartal, Erhan; Keskin, Siddik.
  • Asirdizer, Mahmut; Yuzuncu Yil University. Faculty of Medicine. Department of Forensic Medicine. Van. TR
  • Tatlisumak, Ertugrul; Manisa Celal Bayar University. Faculty of Medicine. Department of Anatomy. Manisa. TR
  • Bora, Aydin; Yuzuncu Yil University. Faculty of Medicine. Department of Radiology. Van. TR
  • Tarhan, Serdar; Manisa Celal Bayar University. Faculty of Medicine. Department of Radiology. Manisa. TR
  • Yilmaz Ovali, Gulgun; Manisa Celal Bayar University. Faculty of Medicine. Department of Radiology. Manisa. TR
  • Hekimoglu, Yavuz; Yuzuncu Yil University. Faculty of Medicine. Department of Forensic Medicine. Van. TR
  • Kartal, Erhan; Yuzuncu Yil University. Faculty of Medicine. Department of Forensic Medicine. Van. TR
  • Keskin, Siddik; Yuzuncu Yil University. Faculty of Medicine. Department of Biostatistics. Van. TR
Int. j. morphol ; 35(2): 571-577, June 2017. ilus
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-893023
ABSTRACT
Climatic and altitude features of living region may affect human body. Many changes in several tissues and organs and several health problems due to climatic and altitude effects were defined in the literature. However, there were limited number of studies which evaluated correlation between development of frontal sinus and climatic/altitude effect. In this study, widths, heights, AP lengths and volumes of frontal sinus were compared by Paranasal CT scans in populations living in Van which has colder climate and higher altitude and Manisa which has milder climate and lower altitude. It was found that widths, antero-posterior lengths and volumes of frontal sinus were higher in populations living in colder climate and higher altitude according to populations living in milder climate and lower altitude. Heights of frontal sinuses were on the contrary of this. These results were found appropriate to increasing of cephalic index in cold climate according to Allen's Rule. We suggest that larger population study should be made with peoples having the same or similar race and genetic structure in different climate and altitude regions and the proportional comparison of frontal sinus measurements with cephalic index should be considered in future studies.
RESUMEN
Las características climáticas y de altitud de una región pueden afectar al cuerpo humano. En la literatura se han identificado muchos cambios en varios tejidos y órganos, como así también numerosos problemas de salud debido a los efectos climáticos y de altitud. Sin embargo, existe un número limitado de estudios que han evaluado la correlación entre el desarrollo del seno frontal y el efecto climático / altitud. En este estudio, los anchos, alturas, longitudes antero-posteriores y volúmenes de seno frontal se compararon mediante tomografía computarizada paranasal en poblaciones que viven en Van, que tiene un clima más frío y mayor altitud, y Manisa, que tiene un clima más suave y menor altitud. Se encontró que los anchos, las longitudes antero-posteriores y los volúmenes de los senos frontales eran mayores en poblaciones que vivían en un clima más frío y de mayor altitud respecto a poblaciones que vivían en clima más suave y con menor altitud. En relación a la altura de los senos frontales, se dio la situación contraria a lo anterior. Estos resultados se encontraron adecuados con el aumento del índice cefálico en la región de clima frío, de acuerdo con la Regla de Allen. Sugerimos que se realice un estudio poblacional más amplio con poblaciones de raza y estructura genética iguales o similares en diferentes regiones climáticas y de altitud. La comparación proporcional de las mediciones de los senos frontales con índice cefálico debería considerarse en futuros estudios.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Climate / Altitude / Frontal Sinus Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Int. j. morphol Journal subject: Anatomy Year: 2017 Type: Article Affiliation country: Turkey Institution/Affiliation country: Manisa Celal Bayar University/TR / Yuzuncu Yil University/TR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Climate / Altitude / Frontal Sinus Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Int. j. morphol Journal subject: Anatomy Year: 2017 Type: Article Affiliation country: Turkey Institution/Affiliation country: Manisa Celal Bayar University/TR / Yuzuncu Yil University/TR