"Sphenoid Sinus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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One of the paired air spaces located in the body of the SPHENOID BONE behind the ETHMOID BONE in the middle of the skull. Sphenoid sinus communicates with the posterosuperior part of NASAL CAVITY on the same side.
| Descriptor ID |
D013101
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A04.531.621.827
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sphenoid Sinus" by people in Profiles.
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An Expansile Mass of the Sphenoid Sinus or Petrous Apex. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017 07 01; 143(7):729-730.
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How I Do It: The Sphenoethmoidectomy. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2015 Nov-Dec; 29(6):457-8.
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Spontaneous sphenoid lateral recess cerebrospinal fluid leaks arise from intracranial hypertension, not Sternberg's canal. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2014 Mar; 4(3):246-50.
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Etiology, prognosis, and management of secondary pituitary abscesses forming in underlying pituitary adenomas. J Neurooncol. 2014 May; 117(3):469-76.
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Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leak and management of intracranial pressure. Adv Otorhinolaryngol. 2013; 74:92-103.
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Radiographic signs of elevated intracranial pressure in idiopathic cerebrospinal fluid leaks: a possible presentation of idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Am J Rhinol. 2007 May-Jun; 21(3):257-61.
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Management of multiple spontaneous nasal meningoencephaloceles. Laryngoscope. 2002 Jun; 112(6):980-5.
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CT findings in sphenoid sinus aspergillosis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1989 Jun; 100(6):606-9.