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What Does This Result Of The Sinuses Indicate?
What does this mean? Frontal sinus: Essentially clear. Opacification of bilateral frontoethmoidal recesses.Anterior ethmoids: Moderate to complete opacification.Maxillary sinuses: Mild to moderate mucosal thickening, left greater than right. Bilateral maxillary infundibula are opacified.Posterior ethmoids: Mild opacification on the right, moderate on the left.Sphenoid sinus: Moderate opacification of the left aspect of the sphenoid sinus and sphenoid recess, with mild opacification of the right aspect.There is a rightward nasal septal deviation. There is mild nasal sinus mucosal thickening. The lamina papyracea are intact. The roof of the ethmoids is relatively symmetric.No gross abnormalities are evident in the visualized brain parenchyma.
Mon, 9 Mar 2015
Hello and welcome to HCM,
The imaging result of all sinuses is as follows:
The frontal sinuses which are present in the forehead region are clear.
All other sinuses- ethmoids (anterior and posterior), maxillary sinuses and sphenoid sinus show opacification.
Under normal conditions, the sinuses should be clear.
Opacification suggests presence of infection and inflammation.
Thickening of mucosa indicates a chronic inflammation.
In addition there is deviation of nasal septum or the partition between two nasal cavities.
These findings are suggestive of chronic sinusitis and the deviated nasal septum needs to be corrected surgically.
You need to consult an ENT specialist for clinical assessment and thus treatment.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
The imaging result of all sinuses is as follows:
The frontal sinuses which are present in the forehead region are clear.
All other sinuses- ethmoids (anterior and posterior), maxillary sinuses and sphenoid sinus show opacification.
Under normal conditions, the sinuses should be clear.
Opacification suggests presence of infection and inflammation.
Thickening of mucosa indicates a chronic inflammation.
In addition there is deviation of nasal septum or the partition between two nasal cavities.
These findings are suggestive of chronic sinusitis and the deviated nasal septum needs to be corrected surgically.
You need to consult an ENT specialist for clinical assessment and thus treatment.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
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