Pneumatization of the sphenoid sinus is the major factor determining the variations of adjacent vital structures

Şimşek, Sadullah; İşlek, Akif

doi:10.1186/s43163-023-00560-7

The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology

Table 3 Average age in different variations of the sphenoid sinus and associated structures

From: Pneumatization of the sphenoid sinus is the major factor determining the variations of adjacent vital structures

		N	m	SD	95% confidence ınterval for mean		Min	Max	p
		N	m	SD	Lower bound	Upper bound	Min	Max	p
RSSS	Pre-sellar	11	41.36	14.94	31.32	51.41	16	60	0.011
	Sellar	43	29.02	12.02	25.32	32.72	13	61
	Post-sellar	208	30.95	11.92	29.32	32.58	12	77
RSSC	Pre-Vidian	124	30.56	11.38	28.54	32.59	12	77	0.724
	İntercanal	55	32.16	14.04	28.37	35.96	13	65
	Post-rotundum	83	31.11	12.29	28.42	33.79	15	69
RVC	Completely within the SS	23	25.52	10.92	20.80	30.24	12	61	0.008
	On the floor or partially protruding into the SS	116	29.91	11.13	27.87	31.96	14	65
	Completely embedded in the SC	123	33.20	13.05	30.87	35.53	13	77
ROC	No indentation	38	32.79	12.46	28.69	36.89	13	69	0.017
	Indentation to SS wall	120	29.54	11.63	27.44	31.64	12	65
	Protrudation to SS wall	67	34.51	11.12	31.79	37.22	17	61
	Laterally to the SS and PEC	37	28.05	14.47	23.23	32.88	13	77
RCC	No indentation,	97	29.29	12.15	26.84	31.74	12	69	0.156
	Indentation to SS wall	98	32.65	12.74	30.10	35.21	14	65
	Protrudation to SS wall	63	30.84	11.16	28.03	33.65	16	77
LSSS	Pre-sellar	13	37.08	14.77	28.15	46.01	13	60	0.186
	Sellar	39	30.26	12.86	26.09	34.43	13	61
	Post-sellar	210	30.85	11.91	29.23	32.47	12	77
LSSC	Pre-Vidian	116	30.42	11.38	28.33	32.52	12	77	0.631
	İntercanal	62	32.27	13.82	28.76	35.78	13	65
	Post-rotundum	84	31.08	12.22	28.43	33.74	15	69
LVC	Completely within the SS	27	24.56	10.69	20.33	28.79	12	61	0.003
	On the floor or partially protruding into the SS	112	30.43	11.07	28.35	32.50	14	65
	Completely embedded in the SC	123	33.09	13.06	30.76	35.42	13	77
LOC	No indentation	39	32.15	11.92	28.29	36.02	13	69	0.014
	Indentation to SS wall	119	29.71	11.85	27.55	31.86	12	65
	Protrudation to SS wall	67	34.67	11.11	31.96	37.38	17	61
	Laterally to the SS and PEC	34	27.44	14.92	22.23	32.65	13	77
LCC	No indentation	98	29.47	12.22	27.02	31.92	12	69	0.221
	Indentation to SS wall	97	32.51	12.73	29.94	35.07	14	65
	Protrudation to SS wall	63	30.84	11.16	28.03	33.65	16	77

SS sphenoid sinus, RSSS right sphenoid sinus, sagittal plane, RSSC, right sphenoid sinus, coronal plane, RVC, right Vidian canal, ROC right optic canal, RCC right carotid canal, LSSS left sphenoid sinus, sagittal plane, LSSC, left sphenoid sinus, coronal plane, LVC left Vidian canal, LOC, left optic canal, LCC, left carotid canal, SC, sphenoid corpus, PEC posterior ethmoid cell

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