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Science articlesComputer-aided simulation of anatomic and functional failure of processus uncinatus
A. I. Kryukov (1), D. A. Shcherbakov (1), V. N. Krasnozhen (2)
(1) Research Institute of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology named after L. I. Sverzhevsky the Department of Health in Moscow, Moscow, Russia
(2) Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Supplementary Vocational Education Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education of the Ministry of Healthcare of Russia, Kazan, Russia
UDK: 616.216.1-002-036.12:616.214.4:616.211-008.4-073-045.58
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18692/1810-4800-2017-2-60-63
ABSTRACT
The air flows, occurring in the nasal cavity and maxillary sinus during breathing have been simulated by the method of computational fluid dynamics (CFD). It has been found that in the normal state the maxillary sinus is not actively ventilated, due to the peculiarities of the anatomy of the structures forming ostiomeatal complex. In particular, the normal structure of processus uncinatus protects the maxillary sinus against the penetration of the inhaled air into the sinus cavity. The authors present abnormal maxillary sinus ventilation in patients without the chronic rhinosinusitis relapse with anatomical and functional failure of the processus uncinatus. The authors recommend sparing attitude to the middle meatus structures during endonasal surgery.
Publication date:
06.05.2017
Keywords:
computational fluid dynamics, chronic rhinosinusitis, anatomic and functional failure of processus uncinatus. For citation:
Kryukov A. I., Shcherbakov D. A., Krasnozhen V. N. Computer-aided simulation of anatomic and functional failure of processus uncinatus. Rossiiskaya otorinolaringologiya. 2017;2:60–63. https://doi.org/10.18692/1810-4800-2017-2-60-63