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What Is Sphenoid Pneumatization?

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What Is Sphenoid Pneumatization?

In sellar type of sphenoid sinus, pneumatization extends beyond the tuberculum sella into the body of the sphenoid and even as far as the clivus

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The clivus (Latin for "slope") is a bony part of the cranium at the skull base, a shallow depression behind the dorsum sellæ that slopes obliquely backward. It forms a gradual sloping process at the anterior most portion of the basilar occipital bone at its junction with the sphenoid bone.
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and anterior and medial walls can be removed easily permitting total exposure of the base of sella during transsphenoidal approach (Carter et al.).

What is sinus pneumatization?

Sinus pneumatization is a continuous physiological process that causes the paranasal sinuses to increase in volume [5]. Sinuses give resonance to voice, contribute to the shape of the face, and provide some degree of warmth and humidification to inspired air [6].

Is Pneumatized sinus normal?

Frontal sinuses was the last pneumatized paranasal sinuses. And 8% (4/50) of frontal sinuses were pneumatized at 1 - 2 years old and 97.8% (42/43) showed pneumatization at 14 - 15 years old. Conclusion: MRI may be used to observe the pneumatization of paranasal sinuses.

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