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Mucus circulation between accessory ostium and natural ostium of maxillary sinus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

S. K. Chung ,
H. J. Dhong  and
D. G. Na
S. K. Chung*
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Samsung Medical Centre, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
H. J. Dhong
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Samsung Medical Centre, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
D. G. Na
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Centre, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
*
Address for correspondence: Seung-Kyu Chung, M.D., Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Samsung Medical Centre, 50 Irwondong, Kanganmku, Seoul, 135-710, Korea. Fax: 82-2 3410-3879. e-mail: skchung@smc.samsung.co.kr
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Abstract

We report a case of one asymptomatic 28-year-old male with mucus circulation between the natural ostium and the accessory ostium of the maxillary sinus. Computerized tomography (CT) revealed a recirculating mucus ring between the two ostia of the maxillary sinus.

Keywords

Maxillary sinusMucociliary clearance
Type
Radiology in focus
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 113 , Issue 9 , September 1999 , pp. 865 - 867
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1999

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