Akbulut A, Dilaver E
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul Medipol University, 00 90 212 453 49 52, Istanbul, Turkey.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul Medipol University, 00 90 212 453 49 42, Istanbul, Turkey.
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2019 Jun;57(5):473-476. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2019.04.013. Epub 2019 May 10.
Our aim was to investigate the prevalence of Haller cells in a group of patients listed for sinus lifting, and to assess the correlation between postoperative maxillary sinusitis and their presence. A total of 102 patients (150 sides) were evaluated retrospectively on cone-beam computed tomography (CT). The presence and dimensions of Haller cells were noted on the scans. The development of postoperative maxillary sinusitis was recorded. Fisher's exact test was used for statistical evaluation and probabilities of less than 0.05 were considered significant. Maxillary sinusitis developed after sinus lifting in five patients, and Haller cells were found in three of them. However, there was no correlation between the presence of Haller cells and postoperative maxillary sinusitis (p=0.638). The cells were larger in patients with postoperative maxillary sinusitis, and the greater dimensions may be a potential risk factor for developing it after a sinus lift.
我们的目的是调查一组计划进行上颌窦提升术的患者中哈勒氏细胞的患病率,并评估术后上颌窦炎与其存在之间的相关性。对102例患者(150侧)进行了回顾性锥形束计算机断层扫描(CT)评估。在扫描中记录哈勒氏细胞的存在和尺寸。记录术后上颌窦炎的发生情况。采用Fisher精确检验进行统计学评估,概率小于0.05被认为具有统计学意义。5例患者在上颌窦提升术后发生上颌窦炎,其中3例发现有哈勒氏细胞。然而,哈勒氏细胞的存在与术后上颌窦炎之间无相关性(p=0.638)。术后发生上颌窦炎的患者中,这些细胞更大,更大的尺寸可能是上颌窦提升术后发生上颌窦炎的潜在危险因素。