CT analysis of frontal recess air cell and fluid dynamics simulation of frontal sinus in people with different frontal sinus development after Draf1–3 surgery

• Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology Vol. 281; no. 5; pp. 2463 - 2475
• Main Authors: Zhu, Zhengru, Wang, Jian, Du, Weijia, Xu, Min, Xue, Tao, Lai, Yubing, Chen, Fuquan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.05.2024
• Subjects: Adult; Computer Simulation; Endoscopy; Frontal Sinus - diagnostic imaging; Frontal Sinus - surgery; Head and Neck Surgery; Humans; Hydrodynamics; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Nasal Lavage; Neurosurgery; Otorhinolaryngology; Rhinology; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Sinus irrigation; Three dimensional reconstruction; Frontal sinus development; Sinus airflow; Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)

Objective To explore the effects of Draf1–3 on frontal sinus airflow and frontal sinus irrigation in people with different frontal sinus development Methods The development of the frontal sinus and the distribution of the frontal recess cells were evaluated by CT scan in 150 adults (300 sides). The...