Anatomy, classification of intersinus septal cell and its clinical significance in frontal sinus endoscopic surgery in Chinese subjects

• Published in: Chinese medical journal Vol. 125; no. 24; pp. 4470 - 4473
• Main Authors: Wang, Min, Yuan, Fei, Qi, Wei-wei, Cheng, Jye-yuan, Yuan, Xiao-pei, Han, Lin, Xing, Zhi-min
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China Department of Otolaryngology,Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China%Department of Radiology,Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China 20.12.2012
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Asian Continental Ancestry Group; Endoscopy - methods; Female; Frontal Sinus - anatomy & histology; Frontal Sinus - pathology; Frontal Sinusitis - classification; Frontal Sinusitis - diagnostic imaging; Frontal Sinusitis - surgery; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Radiography; Young Adult; 中国; 临床意义; 分类; 手术; 细胞; 视镜; 解剖学; 计算机断层扫描; endoscopy; frontal sinus; intersinus septal cell; classification; anatomy

Background Intersinus septal cell （ISSC） is not a very uncommon frontal recess cell. But it is poorly described in literature. The clinical significance of this anatomic variant still remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to clarify the anatomy, classification of ISSC and its clinical signi...