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Abnormality of the sphenoid sinus

MedGen UID:
893152
•Concept ID:
C4073204
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Abnormality of the sphenoidal sinus
 
HPO: HP:0430022

Definition

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

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAbnormality of the sphenoid sinus

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Clinical utility of new three-dimensional model using a zero-echo-time sequence in endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery.
Inoue A, Kohno S, Nishida N, Suehiro S, Matsumoto S, Nishikawa M, Ozaki S, Nakamura Y, Shigekawa S, Watanabe H, Senba H, Matsuura B, Ohnishi T, Kunieda T
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2020 Mar;190:105743. Epub 2020 Feb 21 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2020.105743. PMID: 32113079
Spheno-Orbital Meningioma: Surgical Outcomes and Management of Recurrence.
Nagahama A, Goto T, Nagm A, Tanoue Y, Watanabe Y, Arima H, Nakajo K, Morisako H, Uda T, Ichinose T, Yamanaka K, Ohata K
World Neurosurg 2019 Jun;126:e679-e687. Epub 2019 Mar 4 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.02.123. PMID: 30844527
Diagnosis and treatment of pituitary adenomas.
Chanson P, Salenave S
Minerva Endocrinol 2004 Dec;29(4):241-75. PMID: 15765032

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Isolated Sphenoid Sinus Disease in Children.
Kotowski M, Szydlowski J
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2023 Jan 2;20(1) doi: 10.3390/ijerph20010847. PMID: 36613169Free PMC Article
Sphenoparietal Sinus Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas: A Series of 10 Patients.
Hartke JN, Srinivasan VM, Rahmani R, Catapano JS, Labib MA, Rumalla K, Garcia JH, McDougall CM, Abla AA, Lawton MT
Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) 2022 Aug 1;23(2):139-147. Epub 2022 May 26 doi: 10.1227/ons.0000000000000269. PMID: 35838453
Sphenoid dural arteriovenous fistulas.
Ghali MGZ
Neurosurg Rev 2021 Feb;44(1):77-96. Epub 2019 Dec 7 doi: 10.1007/s10143-019-01209-x. PMID: 31811518
Carotid canal and optic canal at sphenoid sinus.
Asal N, Bayar Muluk N, Inal M, Şahan MH, Doğan A, Arıkan OK
Neurosurg Rev 2019 Jun;42(2):519-529. Epub 2018 Jun 21 doi: 10.1007/s10143-018-0995-4. PMID: 29926302
Intrasellar arachnoid cysts.
Dubuisson AS, Stevenaert A, Martin DH, Flandroy PP
Neurosurgery 2007 Sep;61(3):505-13; discussion 513. doi: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000290896.69825.40. PMID: 17881962

Diagnosis

Imaging of the sellar and parasellar regions.
Jipa A, Jain V
Clin Imaging 2021 Sep;77:254-275. Epub 2021 Jun 8 doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2021.05.022. PMID: 34153590
Intrasellar Cephalocele.
Zhou Y, Wei X, Cheng B
World Neurosurg 2021 Apr;148:13-14. Epub 2020 Dec 30 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.12.112. PMID: 33385601
Headache and rhinosinusitis: A review.
Ceriani CE, Silberstein SD
Cephalalgia 2021 Apr;41(4):453-463. Epub 2020 Sep 20 doi: 10.1177/0333102420959790. PMID: 32954817
Sphenoid dural arteriovenous fistulas.
Ghali MGZ
Neurosurg Rev 2021 Feb;44(1):77-96. Epub 2019 Dec 7 doi: 10.1007/s10143-019-01209-x. PMID: 31811518
Acute sinusitis.
Diaz I, Bamberger DM
Semin Respir Infect 1995 Mar;10(1):14-20. PMID: 7761709

Therapy

Determination of safety margin of nasal septum osteotomy for sphenoid sinus in cleft lip and palate patients.
Ozturk E, Tekin G, Saruhan Kose N, Ugurlu M, Bilgir E, Dereci O
BMC Oral Health 2024 May 27;24(1):610. doi: 10.1186/s12903-024-04361-z. PMID: 38797824Free PMC Article
Intrasellar Cephalocele.
Zhou Y, Wei X, Cheng B
World Neurosurg 2021 Apr;148:13-14. Epub 2020 Dec 30 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.12.112. PMID: 33385601
Sphenoid sinuses: pneumatisation and anatomical variants-what the radiologist needs to know and report to avoid intraoperative complications.
Cellina M, Gibelli D, Floridi C, Toluian T, Valenti Pittino C, Martinenghi C, Oliva G
Surg Radiol Anat 2020 Sep;42(9):1013-1024. Epub 2020 May 11 doi: 10.1007/s00276-020-02490-y. PMID: 32394118
Endoscopic approach to the pituitary lesions: contemporary method and review of the literature.
Kuroki A, Kayama T
Biomed Pharmacother 2002;56 Suppl 1:158s-164s. doi: 10.1016/s0753-3322(02)00228-7. PMID: 12487274
Acute sinusitis.
Diaz I, Bamberger DM
Semin Respir Infect 1995 Mar;10(1):14-20. PMID: 7761709

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
Sphenoid dural arteriovenous fistulas.
Ghali MGZ
Neurosurg Rev 2021 Feb;44(1):77-96. Epub 2019 Dec 7 doi: 10.1007/s10143-019-01209-x. PMID: 31811518
How Often Does Isolated Sphenoid Sinus Disease Turn Out to be a Neoplasm?
Beton S, Basak H, Ocak E, Kucuk B, Yorulmaz I, Meco C
J Craniofac Surg 2016 Jan;27(1):41-3. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000002176. PMID: 26703030
Pseudomeningoceles of the sphenoid sinus masquerading as sinus pathology.
Vaezi A, Snyderman CH, Saleh HA, Carrau RL, Zanation A, Gardner P
Laryngoscope 2011 Dec;121(12):2507-13. Epub 2011 Nov 2 doi: 10.1002/lary.21876. PMID: 22052361Free PMC Article
Intrasellar arachnoid cysts.
Dubuisson AS, Stevenaert A, Martin DH, Flandroy PP
Neurosurgery 2007 Sep;61(3):505-13; discussion 513. doi: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000290896.69825.40. PMID: 17881962

Clinical prediction guides

Isolated Sphenoid Sinus Disease in Children.
Kotowski M, Szydlowski J
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2023 Jan 2;20(1) doi: 10.3390/ijerph20010847. PMID: 36613169Free PMC Article
Sphenoparietal Sinus Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas: A Series of 10 Patients.
Hartke JN, Srinivasan VM, Rahmani R, Catapano JS, Labib MA, Rumalla K, Garcia JH, McDougall CM, Abla AA, Lawton MT
Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown) 2022 Aug 1;23(2):139-147. Epub 2022 May 26 doi: 10.1227/ons.0000000000000269. PMID: 35838453
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
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

Infraorbital canal variants and its clinical and surgical implications. A systematic review.
Orellana-Donoso M, Romero-Zucchino D, Fuentes-Abarca A, Aravena-Ríos P, Sanchis-Gimeno J, Konschake M, Nova-Baeza P, Valenzuela-Fuenzalida JJ
Surg Radiol Anat 2024 Jul;46(7):1027-1046. Epub 2024 Apr 29 doi: 10.1007/s00276-024-03348-3. PMID: 38684553
Primary Pituitary Lymphoma in Immunocompetent Patients: A Report on Two Case Studies and the Review of Literature.
Duan L, Liu J, Zhang Y, Cui L, Zhai X, Pan B, Lu L, Pan H, Yao Y, Zhu H
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2020;11:562850. Epub 2021 Feb 4 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2020.562850. PMID: 33613443Free PMC Article
Ectopic ACTH-secreting pituitary adenoma of the sphenoid sinus: case report of endoscopic endonasal resection and systematic review of the literature.
Seltzer J, Lucas J, Commins D, Lerner O, Lerner A, Carmichael JD, Zada G
Neurosurg Focus 2015 Feb;38(2):E10. doi: 10.3171/2014.10.FOCUS14685. PMID: 25639312

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