ETHMOID ROOF ASYMMETRY IN PATIENT WITH CONCHA BULLOSA

Thị Ngọc Bích Nguyễn1, Thế Hưng Bùi1, Quốc Cường Trần2, Đình Khả Trần3, Thị Kiều Thơ Nguyễn1,
1 University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City
2 Happy General Hospital An Giang
3 Gia Dinh People's Hospital

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Background: Concha bullosa and ethmoid roof serve as anatomical markers during endoscopic sinus surgery, helping to prevent surgical complications. Studies published around the world have investigated asymmetry ethmoid rooff in different population sizes as well as investigate this asymmetry ethomoid roof in relation to a number of other factors such as gender, handedness. However, the association of other anatomical variations such as concha bullosa with ethmoid roof asymmetry is rarely mentioned. Objective: Survey shape of the asymmetry in the ethmoid roof in patients with and without concha bullosa. Methods: Bilateralmeasurements were in 125 consecutive sinus CT Scans at Gia Dinh People’s Hospital. Result: 125 patients in the study were divided into two groups with and without concha bullosa, the group with concha bulloso classifed as bilateral concha bullosa and unilateral concha bullosa The ethmoid roofs depths the two groups were compared and there was no significant difference. The percentage of ethmoid roof asymmetry was higher in the group with concha bullosa and unilateral concha bullosa highly affects the ethmoid roof height (a significant difference was observed). Conclusion: Understanding potential asymmetries and variations of the skull base contour may assist the endoscopic surgeon in avoiding surgical complications

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