Presentation
Nasal obstruction and chronic headache.
Patient Data
Age: 65 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Aplastic maxillary sinuses
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Aplastic both maxillary sinuses as well as their drainage units with compensation and hypertrophy of bony maxilla bilaterally. The remaining sinuses show variable degrees of pan-sinusitis. Obliterated sphenoethmoidal recess bilaterally. Mildly deviated bony nasal septum to the left.
Case Discussion
Maxillary sinus aplasia is extremely rare, whereas maxillary sinus hypoplasia is a well-known clinical entity. Maxillary sinus hypoplasia is reported in 1.7–10.4% of patients with sinonasal symptoms.