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Maxillary antrum is also known as maxillary sinus and is the biggest of the paranasal sinuses. Mucosal thickening within the maxillary antrum is one of the signs of sinusitis.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoMucosal thickening in the sinus cavity is commonly called sinusitis. It is most often caused by a viral infection and is treated with antibiotics.
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∙ 9y agoInflammatory thickening of the antral mucosa is sometimes a symptom of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Usually, it is an immunologic response to an irritant in the passages.
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What is Polypoidal mucosal thickening noted in bilateral maxillary sinus?
Polypoidal mucosal thickening in the bilateral maxillary sinus refers to a condition causing polypoid masses and swelling in the nasal cavities. These masses or tumors are generally non-malignant, but need to be treated by a physician.
Mucosal thickening in the right maxillary sinus?
It means there is fluid in that sinus. You have a right & a left maxillary sinus. Sometimes one can be worse than the other or only one can be infected.
What is Mild ethmoid sinus mucosal thickening?
This medical phrase means that you have a chronic sinus infection. Your maxillary paranasal air sinuses are inflamed and narrowed which is what is making it difficult to breathe and clear the nose of mucus.
What does it mean when you have mild mucosal thickening along the left frontal sinus?
Mild mucosal thickening along the left frontal sinus is a sign of sinusitis.
What is a large cavity within a maxillary bone?
Sinus
What is right maxillay sinus polyp?
The maxillary sinuses are one of 4 sets of air filled sinuses in the face. The right maxillary sinus sits to the right of your nose. Sinuses are lined with mucosal tissue and a polyp is mucosa that has overgrown into a ball like shape.
What does thick mucoperiosteal reaction in the right maxillary antrum mean?
Mucoperiosteal reaction = sinus wall thickening. Typically this is secondary to chronic sinus opacification (Chronic rhionosinusitis).
What is the name of the paranasal sinuses?
paranasal sinus include frontal sinus, the maxillary sinus, the ethmodial sinuses, and the spheniodal sinus.
What is the sinus cavity?
The maxillary sinus
What is lavage of maxillary sinus?
well the definition of the word Lavage means to "wash out an organ" so lavage of the maxillary sinus mean to wash out the maxillary sinus.
What is the largest sinus cavity?
The maxillary sinus
Is mastoid and maxillary sinus the same thing?
No mastoid and maxillary sinus are two different bones
