The ethmomaxillary sinus: A rare anatomical variant
Bilateral ethmomaxillary sinuses (EMS) were discovered during a computed tomography scan of a 30-year-old male patient who presented with intermittent nasal congestion, after having undergone prior functional endoscopic sinus surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis. The EMS is a rare paranasal sinus vari...
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| description | Bilateral ethmomaxillary sinuses (EMS) were discovered during a computed tomography scan of a 30-year-old male patient who presented with intermittent nasal congestion, after having undergone prior functional endoscopic sinus surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis. The EMS is a rare paranasal sinus variant, and whether this anomaly is congenital or developmental remains to be decided. Five walls form the boundaries of the EMS. The lateral wall of this structure is usually formed by the posterolateral wall of the maxillary sinus, and the current case is the first to describe an independent lateral wall of the EMS. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3eb04e708ae34cd6be8dd414eadfa9fe2025-08-20T03:12:57ZengElsevierRadiology Case Reports1930-04332025-10-0120104957496110.1016/j.radcr.2025.06.050The ethmomaxillary sinus: A rare anatomical variantJanine Oosthuizen, MBBCh, FC Rad Diag (SA)0Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa; Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Kalafong Provincial Tertiary Hospital, Pretoria, South AfricaBilateral ethmomaxillary sinuses (EMS) were discovered during a computed tomography scan of a 30-year-old male patient who presented with intermittent nasal congestion, after having undergone prior functional endoscopic sinus surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis. The EMS is a rare paranasal sinus variant, and whether this anomaly is congenital or developmental remains to be decided. Five walls form the boundaries of the EMS. The lateral wall of this structure is usually formed by the posterolateral wall of the maxillary sinus, and the current case is the first to describe an independent lateral wall of the EMS.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S193004332500593XEthmomaxillary sinusMaxillary sinusChronic rhinosinusitisComputed tomography scanSuperior nasal meatus |
| spellingShingle | Janine Oosthuizen, MBBCh, FC Rad Diag (SA) The ethmomaxillary sinus: A rare anatomical variant Radiology Case Reports Ethmomaxillary sinus Maxillary sinus Chronic rhinosinusitis Computed tomography scan Superior nasal meatus |
| title | The ethmomaxillary sinus: A rare anatomical variant |
| title_full | The ethmomaxillary sinus: A rare anatomical variant |
| title_fullStr | The ethmomaxillary sinus: A rare anatomical variant |
| title_full_unstemmed | The ethmomaxillary sinus: A rare anatomical variant |
| title_short | The ethmomaxillary sinus: A rare anatomical variant |
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| topic | Ethmomaxillary sinus Maxillary sinus Chronic rhinosinusitis Computed tomography scan Superior nasal meatus |
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