Objectives: The purpose of this case report was to describe the intra orbital complication of maxillary sinusitis caused by tooth 2.6.periapical abscess. Cone beam tomography (CBCT) has diagnostic value and interdisciplinary collaboration of dentists and otolaryngologist is crucial in the effective treatment of odontogenic sinusitis. Aim and Introduction: Recent publications highlight that 40% ...

BACKGROUND Fungal rhino sinusitis (FRS) is an important infection of para nasal sinuses, which encompasses two main categories; invasive and noninvasive forms according to histopathological findings. Aspergillus spp are the most common species isolated from noninvasive form, while Mucorales are more frequently isolates from acute infections. METHODS Four hundred fifty patients suspected to fu...

PURPOSE This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of Haller cells and accessory maxillary ostium (AMO) in cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) images, and to analyze the relationships among Haller cells, AMO, and maxillary sinusitis. MATERIALS AND METHODS Volumetric CBCT scans from 201 patients were retrieved from our institution's Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine archive fold...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Odontogenic maxillary sinusitis (OMS) is a common cause of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS); however, the condition is infrequently mentioned in recent rhinosinusitis guidelines and often overlooked as a cause of sinusitis by otolaryngologists, dentists, and radiologists. The goal of this survey is to assess otolaryngologists' perceptions of the incidence, diagnosis, and treat...

PURPOSE Upper and lower respiratory tract pathologies are believed to be interrelated; however, the impact of upper airway inflammation on lung function in subjects without lung disease has not been evaluated. This study investigated the association of CT finding suggesting chronic sinusitis and lung function in healthy subjects without lung disease. METHODS This was a retrospective study of ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the efficacy of endoscopic surgery for chronic frontal sinusitis. DESIGN A prospective analysis of established measures of clinical outcome (Chronic Sinusitis Survey and Short Form 36) that was administered to patients before frontal sinus surgery and at intervals of 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year after surgery. INTERVENTIONS For limited disease, the frontal recess wa...

UNLABELLED Among the complications of sinusitis, those that involve the orbital region are the most frequent. AIM the objective of this paper is to show an incidence of orbital cellulites (OC) secondary to acute sinusitis in children. STUDY DESIGN retrospective. METHODS After board approval, the charts of all pediatric patients diagnosed with orbital complications secondary to sinusitis, ...

PURPOSE The efficacy of antibiotic therapy for acute sinusitis is controversial. This study aimed to compare the efficacies of amoxicillin with nasal irrigation and nasal irrigation alone for acute sinusitis in children. METHODS This randomized, double-blind, controlled study included 80 children aged 4-15 years with a clinical presentation of acute sinusitis. Patients were randomly assigned ...

Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) causes sinusitis. The general treatment of S. pneumonia sinusitis is by using antibiotics; however, one of their serious problems is the attenuation of their effect. Shin'iseihaito (Xinyiqingfeitang), a formula of Japanese traditional Kampo medicine, has been used for the treatment of sinusitis in Japan. In this study, we investigated the efficacy of Shi...