Anatomical analysis of the prevalence of agger nasi cell in the Turkish population.
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2010
Yazarlar: Mustafa Orhan, Canan Yurttaş Saylam
Kulak burun bogaz ihtisas dergisi : KBB = Journal of ear, nose, and throat, Uluslararası, 2010, cilt 19, ss 82-6
Özet
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study is to give information about the anatomy of agger nasi cell for the surgery of the nasal cavity lateral wall. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Twenty mid-sagittal head sections were obtained at random from formalin fixed male Turkish cadavers (12 left sides, 8 right sides). The presence and anatomical structure of agger nasi cell were investigated under operating microscope. RESULTS: Agger nasi cell, which lies between nasal cavity and lacrimal sac, was observed in eight of 20 specimens (40%). Whereas three of them showed a remarkable swelling along the lateral nasal wall, in five specimens of agger nasi cells there was superficially no swelling observed. CONCLUSION: This anatomic study presents microsurgical information on the convoluted anatomy of agger nasi cell.