<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Sinoliths are calculi found particularly in paranasal sinuses, the rarest location being the ethmoid air cells. There were previously reported only 4 cases of unilateral large ethmoidal sinoliths (ES), this one being the fifth report. We report here the incidental bilateral evidence in a 34-year-old female patient evaluated in Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) of minor ES. The left ES, of 1.6 mm2 sagittal size, occupied the suprabullar cell, in front of the ground lamella and behind the anterior ethmoidal canal. The right ES, of 7.6 mm2, was located behind the ground lamella. The radiodensity of each ES was about 1000 HU, their bone quality being thus assessed. This is the first evidence of bilateral and clinically silent ethmoidal sinoliths. Being small-sized and incidentally found, it seems reasonable to consider that ethmoidal sinoliths could have a higher incidence but they are overlooked due to the lack of clinical manifestations.</p></abstract>

Sinoliths are calculi found particularly in paranasal sinuses, the rarest location being the ethmoid air cells. There were previously reported only 4 cases of unilateral large ethmoidal sinoliths (ES), this one being the fifth report. We report here the incidental bilateral evidence in a 34-year-old female patient evaluated in Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) of minor ES. The left ES, of 1.6 mm2 sagittal size, occupied the suprabullar cell, in front of the ground lamella and behind the anterior ethmoidal canal. The right ES, of 7.6 mm2, was located behind the ground lamella. The radiodensity of each ES was about 1000 HU, their bone quality being thus assessed. This is the first evidence of bilateral and clinically silent ethmoidal sinoliths. Being small-sized and incidentally found, it seems reasonable to consider that ethmoidal sinoliths could have a higher incidence but they are overlooked due to the lack of clinical manifestations.

Bilateral sinoliths in the ethmoid sinus – a rare Cone Beam CT finding

Division of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara,

Division of Anatomy, Faculty of Dental Medicine, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest,

Romanian Journal of Rhinology

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{"article-title":"Bilateral sinoliths in the ethmoid sinus \u2013 a rare Cone Beam CT finding"}

Sinoliths are calculi found particularly in paranasal sinuses, the rarest location being the ethmoid air cells. There were previously reported only 4 cases of...

Bilateral sinoliths in the ethmoid sinus – a rare Cone Beam CT finding

Publié en ligne: 01 mars 2017

Pages: 57 - 59

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjr-2017-0007

Mots clés
sinolith, ethmoid air cells, paranasal sinus, basal ethmoidal lamella, anterior ethmoidal canal

© 2017 Cristina Julieta Sava et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Bilateral sinoliths in the ethmoid sinus – a rare Cone Beam CT finding

Publié en ligne: 01 mars 2017

Pages: 57 - 59

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjr-2017-0007

Mots cléssinolith, ethmoid air cells, paranasal sinus, basal ethmoidal lamella, anterior ethmoidal canal

© 2017 Cristina Julieta Sava et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
sinolith, ethmoid air cells, paranasal sinus, basal ethmoidal lamella, anterior ethmoidal canal