"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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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sphenoid Sinus" by people in Profiles.
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Sphenochoanal polyps. BMJ Case Rep. 2023 May 02; 16(5).
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Outcomes of endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery for Cushing's disease. BMC Endocr Disord. 2021 Mar 03; 21(1):36.
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Endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery reduces the need for re-operation compared to the microscopic approach in pituitary macroadenomas. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2021 06; 47(6):1352-1356.
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Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome After Transsphenoidal Resection of Pituitary Macroadenoma. World Neurosurg. 2020 10; 142:171-175.
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Nothing to Spit At. J Neuroophthalmol. 2017 12; 37(4):440-443.
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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 to achieve the best possible outcomes in the management of retroinfundibular craniopharyngiomas? World Neurosurg. 2014 Nov; 82(5):614-6.
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Prospective trial of a short hospital stay protocol after endoscopic endonasal pituitary adenoma surgery. World Neurosurg. 2014 Mar-Apr; 81(3-4):576-83.
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Transsphenoidal approach with nasoseptal flap pedicle transposition: modified rescue flap technique. Laryngoscope. 2013 Dec; 123(12):2976-9.
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Outcomes of surgically treated giant pituitary tumours. Can J Neurol Sci. 2012 Jul; 39(4):446-57.