"Maxillary Sinus" 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.
The air space located in the body of the MAXILLARY BONE near each cheek. Each maxillary sinus communicates with the middle passage (meatus) of the NASAL CAVITY on the same side.
| Descriptor ID |
D008443
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A04.531.621.578
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| Concept/Terms |
Maxillary Sinus- Maxillary Sinus
- Sinus, Maxillary
- Maxillary Antrum
- Antrum, Maxillary
- Antrums, Maxillary
- Maxillary Antrums
- Antrum of Highmore
- Highmore Antrum
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Maxillary Sinus" by people in Profiles.
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Xenograft materials in maxillary sinus floor elevation surgery: a systematic review with network meta-analyses. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2021 09; 59(7):742-751.
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Infectious Complication Following Midface Reconstruction With Calcified Triglyceride. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2015 Nov-Dec; 31(6):e157-9.
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A computational study of functional endoscopic sinus surgery and maxillary sinus drug delivery. Rhinology. 2015 03; 53(1):41-8.
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Quantification of airflow into the maxillary sinuses before and after functional endoscopic sinus surgery. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2013 Oct; 3(10):834-40.