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

Kholood S. Assiri and Ahmad S. Alroqi
Saudi Medical Journal February 2021, 42 (2) 228-231; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2021.2.25617
Kholood S. Assiri
From the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Ahmad S. Alroqi
From the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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    - Computed tomography of paranasal sinuses, coronal and axial, showing bilateral frontal sinus aplasia.

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    - Computed tomography of paranasal sinuses, coronal and axial, showing unilateral frontal sinus aplasia

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    VariablesNumberFrontal sinus aplasia
    BilateralUnilateral
    RightLeft
    Male226 (50.3)8 (3.53)9 (4.0)2 (0.9)
    Female223 (49.7)7 (3.13)14 (6.3)4 (1.8)
    Total sample449 (100.0)15 (3.34)23 (5.1)6 (1.3)
    Age (mean±SD)39.15±15.3939.86±13.1847.52±16.636.66±13.66
    • All data are presented as N(%) unless indicated.

  • ConditionFrontal sinus aplasia
    BilateralUnilateral
    RightLeft
    Allergic rhinitis032
    Brain ischemia010
    Concha bullosa010
    Convulsion100
    Deviated nasal septum632
    Dizziness010
    Facial trauma100
    Headache041
    Hypertrophy inferior turbinates100
    Nasal polyposis110
    Nasopharyngeal mass010
    Rhinosinusitis260
    Septal perforation110
    Thyroid mass111
    Thyroid nodule100
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