"Sphenoid Sinus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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One of the paired air spaces located in the body of the SPHENOID BONE behind the ETHMOID BONE in the middle of the skull. Sphenoid sinus communicates with the posterosuperior part of NASAL CAVITY on the same side.
| Descriptor ID |
D013101
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A04.531.621.827
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sphenoid Sinus" by people in Profiles.
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Sternberg's Canal and Defect: Is the Lateral Craniopharyngeal Canal a Source of Spontaneous Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak? Anatomic and Radiological Analysis in Pediatric and Adult Populations. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2021 03 15; 20(4):426-432.
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Time Course of Symptomatic Recovery After Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Surgery for Pituitary Adenoma Apoplexy in the Modern Era. World Neurosurg. 2016 Dec; 96:434-439.
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Level I to III craniofacial approaches based on Barrow classification for treatment of skull base meningiomas: surgical technique, microsurgical anatomy, and case illustrations. Neurosurg Focus. 2011 May; 30(5):E5.
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The neurosurgical anatomy of the sphenoid sinus and sellar floor in endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery. J Neurosurg. 2011 May; 114(5):1319-30.
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Anatomical considerations for endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery in pediatric patients. Laryngoscope. 2010 Sep; 120(9):1730-7.
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Bilateral blindness as the initial presentation of lymphoma of the sphenoid sinus. Am J Ophthalmol. 2000 Feb; 129(2):256-8.