• Saudi Med J · Feb 2021

    Frequency of the frontal sinus aplasia among Saudi Arabian population. A single-center retrospective case review.

    • Kholood S Assiri and Ahmad S Alroqi.
    • From the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
    • Saudi Med J. 2021 Feb 1; 42 (2): 228-231.

    ObjectivesTo assess the frequency of frontal sinus aplasia using computed tomography (CT) of the paranasal sinus among Saudi Arabian population.MethodsA retrospective case review of medical records from January 2019 to December 2019 in the Otorhinolaryngology Department, King Abdulaziz University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.ResultsA total of 449 cases were reviewed. The incidence of bilateral frontal sinus aplasia was 3.3%. The incidence of right sinus agenesis was 5.12% and left was 1.33%. The mean age of reviewed patients was 39.15 years.ConclusionThe frequency of frontal sinus aplasia is low; however, this must be considered before surgical operations related to the sinuses.Copyright: © Saudi Medical Journal.

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