STUDY OF PARANASAL SINUSIS IN SYMPTOMATIC ADULT USING CT.SCAN

Abstract

The aim of this study was to study of paranasal sinuses in symptomatic adult using CT. Scan, this study was done in Ajman –Sheikh Khalifa Hospital –UAE CT departments, in the period from December 2015 to June 2016. This study was conducted retrospectively on paranasal CT scans in the axial and coronal planes of 15 cases (20 male and 31 female). their ages are ranged from 9 to 69 years old patients who were clinically have paranasal sinuses diseases and referred for the CT of paranasal sinus, both scanning techniques (axial and coronal), using Brilliance CT64-channel scanner - Philips. The results of this study revealed that Patients whose ages ranged from 30-39 years old were the most affected by sinuses diseases. Measurements were compared statistically with relation to side and gender of the patients. The cases were divided into subgroups according to age for each gender and each measurement parameter was also compared among the subgroups. Morphometric features differed significantly in the two gender at different ages and compared with previous studies presented great regional variability. The size of the frontal sinus was seen to be related to age and sex. The knowledge provided in the present study is useful for some surgical procedures and widens the anthropometric knowledge of humanity.