Güngör Gülay, Okur Nazan, Okur Erdoğan
Department of Radiology, Kahramanmaraş Necip Fazıl Şehir Hastanesi, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey.
Department of Radiology, Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey.
Pol J Radiol. 2016 Apr 20;81:173-80. doi: 10.12659/PJR.895885. eCollection 2016.
The ostiomeatal complex (OMC) is a key area for the drainage and ventilation of the paranasal sinuses. Stenosis created by inflammation and anatomic variations in this region causes an ideal ground for parasanal sinus infections, by preventing the drainage and ventilation of the sinuses. In today's diagnostics of paranasal sinus infections, the role of evaluation of OMC anatomical variations and soft tissue pathology has increased.. Knowing the anatomical details is important in terms of directing both medical and surgical treatment. The uncinate process (UP) constitutes the most important structure of the ostiomeatal complex, playing a role in mucociliary activity. UP variations can cause mucociliary drainage and ventilation problems, causing complications during surgery. Therefore, knowing and identifying their appearances in multidetector computed tomography (MDCT), the most frequently used radiological imaging method for these variations, becomes a very important consideration.
窦口鼻道复合体(OMC)是鼻窦引流和通气的关键区域。该区域因炎症和解剖变异导致的狭窄,会阻碍鼻窦的引流和通气,从而为鼻窦感染创造了理想条件。在当今鼻窦感染的诊断中,评估OMC解剖变异和软组织病理的作用日益增加。了解解剖细节对于指导药物和手术治疗都很重要。钩突(UP)是窦口鼻道复合体最重要的结构,对黏液纤毛活动起作用。UP变异可导致黏液纤毛引流和通气问题,进而在手术中引发并发症。因此,了解并识别其在多排螺旋计算机断层扫描(MDCT)中的表现(MDCT是这些变异最常用的放射成像方法),就成为一个非常重要的考量因素。