Abstract
This study aims to determine the correlation between the anatomical variations of nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses and the quality of life based on SNOT-22 score in the patients who underwent paranasal sinuses CT scan. The samples are 36 patients with age ≥ 18 years. The method is Chi Square test / Fisher's test and Spearman’s rho test. The results showed that anatomical variations of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses from most of the patients who underwent paranasal sinuses CT scan had septal deviation n = 29, p = 0.007 (p <0.05) and concha bullosa n = 15, p = 0.029 (p <0.05). There was a significant correlation between total anatomical variation and quality of life based on SNOT-22 score in the patients who underwent paranasal sinuses CT scan p = 0.025 (p <0.05). There was no correlation between the anatomical variations of frontal cells, agger nasi cells, ethmoid bulla, uncinate process and haller cells and the quality of life based on SNOT-22 score in the patients who underwent paranasal sinuses CT scan.
Highlights
IntroductionCT scan is able to provide structural anatomy descriptions of areas which is not visible through the endoscope
CT scan is a good method for evaluating anatomical structures because it can clearly show structure of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses such as osteomeatal complex conditions, anatomical abnormalities, visualization, the presence or absence of pathological tissue in the sinuses and their extension. (Abul-Kasim K at all, 2011, Shindy at all 2015)CT scan is able to provide structural anatomy descriptions of areas which is not visible through the endoscope
This study is a cross sectional study, to determine the correlation between the anatomical variations of nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses and the quality of life based on SNOT-22 score in the patients who underwent paranasal sinuses CT scan
Summary
CT scan is able to provide structural anatomy descriptions of areas which is not visible through the endoscope This examination is excellent in showing the anterior ethmoid cells, the upper two thirds of the nasal cavity and frontal recess. Whereas in Emilya J et al study, was found anatomical variations, such as septal deviation in 80 patients (67.2%), followed by ethmoid bullae in 32 patients (26.9%), uncinate processus in 25 patients (21%), concha bullosa in 15 patients (12.6%), haller cells in 8 patients (6.7%), agger nasi cells in 7 patients (5.9%) and frontal cells in 5 patients (4.2%). Another study by Fadda G et all, showed that septal deviation was the most common anatomical variation, which is 58.5%, concha bullosa 49.3% and etmoid bulla 32.8%. The results of these studies showed that it can be found more than one anatomical variation or even none
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