"Paranasal Sinuses" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Air-filled spaces located within the bones around the NASAL CAVITY. They are extensions of the nasal cavity and lined by the ciliated NASAL MUCOSA. Each sinus is named for the cranial bone in which it is located, such as the ETHMOID SINUS; the FRONTAL SINUS; the MAXILLARY SINUS; and the SPHENOID SINUS.
| Descriptor ID |
D010256
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A04.531.621
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Paranasal Sinuses" by people in Profiles.
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Perioperative nasal and paranasal sinus considerations in transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary disease. Br J Neurosurg. 2020 Jun; 34(3):246-252.
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Lymphoma of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses: A case series. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2016 Sep; 30(5):335-9.
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Low-Dose CT of the Paranasal Sinuses: Minimizing X-Ray Exposure with Spectral Shaping. Eur Radiol. 2016 Nov; 26(11):4155-4161.
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Improvements in sleep-related symptoms after endoscopic sinus surgery in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2016 Apr; 6(4):414-22.
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Allergic fungal sinusitis in children. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2012 Jun; 45(3):631-42, viii.
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Transpalatal greater palatine canal injection: Radioanatomic analysis of where to bend the needle for pediatric sinus surgery. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2010 Sep-Oct; 24(5):385-8.
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Bacterial biofilms in surgical specimens of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis. Laryngoscope. 2005 Apr; 115(4):578-82.