Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey.
Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey.
Anat Histol Embryol. 2024 Jan;53(1):e12993. doi: 10.1111/ahe.12993. Epub 2023 Nov 4.
Cattle disorders affecting the sphenoid sinus are underreported, likely due to difficulties in imaging and lacking topographic knowledge. This study aimed to provide a detailed description of the normal anatomical and morphometric features of the cattle sphenoid sinus. Twelve healthy adult Holstein cow heads were used, and the sinus was examined using CT, anatomical sectioning and 3D modelling. The sinus was bilaterally detected in all animals but exhibited structural asymmetry and significant interindividual differences in morphological characteristics. Three parts of the sinus were defined, namely the rostral, median and alar parts, which conform to the morphological structure of the sphenoid bone. The rostral part was bilateral in shape and located on the orbit wall of the presphenoid bone in all animals. The median part, which pneumatized the body of the sphenoid bone, was observed bilaterally in seven animals, while the alar part, which pneumatized the wing of the sphenoid bone, was formed bilaterally in four animals. The sinus volume and surface area were 11 ± 8 cm and 49 ± 30 cm , respectively. These findings may aid in the diagnosis of cattle sphenoid sinus disorders and contribute to the knowledge of regional anatomy for radiologists and clinicians.
牛的蝶窦疾病报道较少，可能是由于成像困难和缺乏局部解剖知识所致。本研究旨在详细描述牛蝶窦的正常解剖和形态特征。使用 12 个健康成年荷斯坦奶牛头颅，通过 CT、解剖切片和 3D 建模检查窦。所有动物均双侧检测到窦，但形态特征存在结构不对称和显著的个体间差异。窦分为 3 部分，即额部、中部和翼部，符合蝶骨的形态结构。额部在所有动物中均呈双侧形状，位于前蝶骨眶壁上。7 只动物双侧出现了气化蝶骨体的中部，4 只动物双侧出现了气化蝶骨翼的翼部。窦的容积和表面积分别为 11±8cm 和 49±30cm。这些发现可能有助于诊断牛的蝶窦疾病，并为放射科医生和临床医生提供有关局部解剖学的知识。
