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Prevalence of supraorbital ethmoid air cells among Filipinos
Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery ; : 21-23, 2018.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-973126
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Objective@#This study aims to determine the prevalence of supraorbital ethmoidal cells (SOEC) among Filipinos in a single tertiary government institution. @*Methods@#Study

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Retrospective review of CT scan images.

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Single Tertiary Institution. Patients 123 patients aged 13-years-old and above.@*Results@#A total of 474 CT scans (60 PNS and 414 Craniofacial) performed during the study period were considered, with 55 excluded for age < 13, and 296 excluded for craniofacial fractures. None had congenital craniofacial deformities. Eighty-five of 123 CT scans (69.11%) or 147 of 246 sides (59.76%) demonstrated supraorbital ethmoidal cells. There were 62 (72.94%) males and 23 (27.06%) females, ages ranging from 13 to 83 (mean age between male and female was 39.53 and 43.57). The scans showed 62 (50.41%) patients with bilateral and 23 (18.70%) with unilateral SOEC. Twenty-two (25.9%) patients were identified with chronic rhinosinusitis and two of whom were considered to have maxillary sinus mass. Two out of 5 patients with SOEC presented with aplastic/hypoplastic frontal sinus.@*Conclusion@#Our study suggests that Filipinos may have a higher prevalence rate of SOEC than their Chinese, Japanese and Korean counterparts and bilateral SOEC are more predominant than unilateral SOEC.
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Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Frontal Sinus Language: English Journal: Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Year: 2018 Type: Article

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Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Frontal Sinus Language: English Journal: Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Year: 2018 Type: Article