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LEGEND: E - Ethmoid
sinuses, O - maxillary sinus ostium, M - maxillary
sinuses, S - septum, MT - middle turbinate, IT -
inferior turbinate.
As you can see, the
polyps that were previously in the maxillary sinus
(M) are now gone and the opening at the maxillary
sinus ostia (O) is wide open, having had the
uncinate process removed. The ethmoid sinuses (E)
on both sides have been cleaned out. The surgery
which was performed did not involve extensive
removal of the lining of the sinuses. Just opening
them up and allowing them to "breathe" is often
enough to prevent severe disease. Of note, however,
is the fact that this patient still doesn't have a
normal nasal airway. (Compare to the first CT scan.
Note the size of the black area next to the middle
turbinate (MT) and inferior turbinate (IT).) In
addition to having sinus problems, this patient
also has allergy problems which had to be treated
in order to prevent future nasal problems and sinus
disease.
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