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Abnormality of frontal sinus

MedGen UID:
871210
•Concept ID:
C4025689
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonyms: Abnormality of sinus frontalis; Abnormality of the forehead sinus
 
HPO: HP:0002687

Definition

An abnormality of the frontal sinus, one of the mucosa-lined, normally air-filled paranasal sinuses of the bones of the skull. The frontal sinus is located within the frontal bone. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAbnormality of frontal sinus

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Orbital congestion complicating treatment of cerebral vascular anomalies.
Levin MH, Moss HE, Pineles SL, Bagley LJ, Heuer GG, Zager EL, Balcer LJ, Galetta SL, Vagefi MR
World Neurosurg 2014 Jul-Aug;82(1-2):239.e13-7. Epub 2013 Jan 28 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2013.01.093. PMID: 23369940Free PMC Article
Application of color-coded digital subtraction angiography in treatment of indirect carotid-cavernous fistulas: initial experience.
Lin CJ, Luo CB, Hung SC, Guo WY, Chang FC, Beilner J, Kowarschik M, Chu WF, Chang CY
J Chin Med Assoc 2013 Apr;76(4):218-24. Epub 2013 Mar 7 doi: 10.1016/j.jcma.2012.12.009. PMID: 23557889
Nasal and sinus pain: current diagnosis and treatment.
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Semin Neurol 1988 Dec;8(4):303-14. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1041394. PMID: 3074426

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Anatomical variations of the frontal sinus: A computed tomography-based study.
Al Hatmi AS, Al Ajmi E, Albalushi H, Al Lawati M, Sirasanagandla SR
F1000Res 2023;12:71. Epub 2023 Aug 31 doi: 10.12688/f1000research.129498.2. PMID: 37811203Free PMC Article
Revisiting global patterns of frontal sinus aplasia utilizing computed tomography.
Butaric LN, Jones GC, Garvin HM
Forensic Sci Int 2020 Oct;315:110458. Epub 2020 Aug 10 doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2020.110458. PMID: 32829218
Coexistence of frontal sinus hypoplasia with maxillary sinus hypoplasia: a radiological study.
Ozcan KM, Hizli O, Sarisoy ZA, Ulusoy H, Yildirim G
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2018 Apr;275(4):931-935. Epub 2018 Feb 7 doi: 10.1007/s00405-018-4892-9. PMID: 29417280
Frontal Sinus Volume and Frontal Bar Position Are Associated in Unicoronal Craniosynostosis.
Xu W, Gerety PA, Li J, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA
Plast Reconstr Surg 2017 Apr;139(4):965e-974e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000003180. PMID: 28350679
Kartagener's Syndrome.
Dhar DK, Ganguly KC, Alam S, Hossain A, Sarker UK, Das BK, Haque MJ
Mymensingh Med J 2009 Jan;18(1):75-9. PMID: 19182755

Diagnosis

Anatomical variations of the frontal sinus: A computed tomography-based study.
Al Hatmi AS, Al Ajmi E, Albalushi H, Al Lawati M, Sirasanagandla SR
F1000Res 2023;12:71. Epub 2023 Aug 31 doi: 10.12688/f1000research.129498.2. PMID: 37811203Free PMC Article
Pyriform aperture enlargement in all aspects.
Esen E, Bayar Muluk N, Altintoprak N, Ipci K, Cingi C
J Laryngol Otol 2017 Jun;131(6):476-479. Epub 2017 Feb 27 doi: 10.1017/S0022215117000391. PMID: 28238296
The olfactory system.
Leboucq N, Menjot de Champfleur N, Menjot de Champfleur S, Bonafé A
Diagn Interv Imaging 2013 Oct;94(10):985-91. Epub 2013 Aug 7 doi: 10.1016/j.diii.2013.06.006. PMID: 23932763
Acute sinusitis.
Diaz I, Bamberger DM
Semin Respir Infect 1995 Mar;10(1):14-20. PMID: 7761709
Pseudohypoparathyroidism: case report.
Brown MD, Aaron G
Pediatr Dent 1991 Mar-Apr;13(2):106-9. PMID: 1881816

Therapy

Management of Frontal Sinus Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks and Encephaloceles.
Illing EA, Woodworth BA
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2016 Aug;49(4):1035-50. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2016.03.025. PMID: 27450619
Impact of Fronto-Orbital Advancement on Frontal Sinus Volume, Morphology, and Disease in Nonsyndromic Craniosynostosis.
Xu W, Li J, Gerety PA, Taylor JA, Bartlett SP
Plast Reconstr Surg 2016 Nov;138(5):1051-1059. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000002636. PMID: 27391831
Kartagener's Syndrome.
Dhar DK, Ganguly KC, Alam S, Hossain A, Sarker UK, Das BK, Haque MJ
Mymensingh Med J 2009 Jan;18(1):75-9. PMID: 19182755
Acute sinusitis.
Diaz I, Bamberger DM
Semin Respir Infect 1995 Mar;10(1):14-20. PMID: 7761709
Epistaxis.
Wagner GA
J Otolaryngol 1978 Dec;7(6):545-8. PMID: 731781

Prognosis

Sphenoid sinus pneumatization: the good, the bad, and the beautiful.
Badran K, Tarifi A, Shatarat A, Badran D
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2022 Sep;279(9):4435-4441. Epub 2022 Mar 4 doi: 10.1007/s00405-022-07297-8. PMID: 35246749
Is derived vectorcardiography a potential screening tool for pulmonary hypertension?
El-Bokl A, Jimenez E, Hiremath G, Cortez D
J Electrocardiol 2022 Jan-Feb;70:79-83. Epub 2021 Dec 20 doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2021.12.004. PMID: 34971852
Coexistence of frontal sinus hypoplasia with maxillary sinus hypoplasia: a radiological study.
Ozcan KM, Hizli O, Sarisoy ZA, Ulusoy H, Yildirim G
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2018 Apr;275(4):931-935. Epub 2018 Feb 7 doi: 10.1007/s00405-018-4892-9. PMID: 29417280
Pyriform aperture enlargement in all aspects.
Esen E, Bayar Muluk N, Altintoprak N, Ipci K, Cingi C
J Laryngol Otol 2017 Jun;131(6):476-479. Epub 2017 Feb 27 doi: 10.1017/S0022215117000391. PMID: 28238296
Frontal sinus septations predict the presence of supraorbital ethmoid cells.
Comer BT, Kincaid NW, Smith NJ, Wallace JH, Kountakis SE
Laryngoscope 2013 Sep;123(9):2090-3. Epub 2013 Jul 2 doi: 10.1002/lary.23705. PMID: 23821470

Clinical prediction guides

Anatomical variations of the frontal sinus: A computed tomography-based study.
Al Hatmi AS, Al Ajmi E, Albalushi H, Al Lawati M, Sirasanagandla SR
F1000Res 2023;12:71. Epub 2023 Aug 31 doi: 10.12688/f1000research.129498.2. PMID: 37811203Free PMC Article
Sphenoid sinus pneumatization: the good, the bad, and the beautiful.
Badran K, Tarifi A, Shatarat A, Badran D
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2022 Sep;279(9):4435-4441. Epub 2022 Mar 4 doi: 10.1007/s00405-022-07297-8. PMID: 35246749
Frontal Sinus Volume and Frontal Bar Position Are Associated in Unicoronal Craniosynostosis.
Xu W, Gerety PA, Li J, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA
Plast Reconstr Surg 2017 Apr;139(4):965e-974e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000003180. PMID: 28350679
Acute sinusitis.
Diaz I, Bamberger DM
Semin Respir Infect 1995 Mar;10(1):14-20. PMID: 7761709
Orbital pneumosinus dilatans.
Lloyd GA
Clin Radiol 1985 Jul;36(4):381-6. doi: 10.1016/s0009-9260(85)80308-1. PMID: 4064529

Recent systematic reviews

Epilepsy and cerebral developmental venous anomalies (DVAs): A systematic review.
El Meskine T, Li J, Reise J, Toffa DH
Epileptic Disord 2023 Apr;25(2):209-217. Epub 2023 May 3 doi: 10.1002/epd2.20020. PMID: 36992563
An age-related algorithm for management of micro-orbitism from anophthalmia: a systematic review with supplemental case reports.
De Ruiter BJ, Lesko RP, Knudsen MG, Kamel G, Shah J, Kotha VS, Barmettler A, Prendes MA, Kumar AR, Davidson EH
Orbit 2022 Aug;41(4):397-406. Epub 2022 Mar 17 doi: 10.1080/01676830.2022.2043391. PMID: 35298326

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