"Sphenoid Sinus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 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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D'Souza GE, Duffy A, Mandloi S, Garvey E, Naimi B, Hannikainen P, Benedict P, Nyquist GN, Farrell C, Rosen M, Toskala E, Evans J, Rabinowitz MR. CPAP-induced sphenoid sinus pressures after endoscopic sinus surgery. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2025 01; 15(1):68-72.
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Tosi U, Jackson C, D'Souza G, Rabinowitz M, Farrell C, Parsel SM, Anand VK, Kacker A, Tabaee A, Zenonos GA, Snyderman CH, Wang EW, Evans J, Rosen M, Nyquist G, Gardner PA, Schwartz TH. Endoscopic endonasal repair of encephaloceles of the lateral sphenoid sinus: multiinstitution confirmation of a new classification. J Neurosurg. 2024 03 01; 140(3):705-711.
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Lin GC, Wells Porrmann J, Paz M, Moshel YA, LeBenger J, Benitez RP. Organized Hematoma of the Sphenoid Sinus With Acute Blindness: Insight Into Pathogenesis of Disease. Ear Nose Throat J. 2020 Nov; 99(9):605-609.
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Rimmer RA, Vimawala S, Chitguppi C, Reilly EK, Graf AE, Fastenberg JH, Evans JJ, Rosen MR, Rabinowitz MR, Nyquist GG. Rate of rhinosinusitis and sinus surgery following a minimally destructive approach to endoscopic transsphenoidal hypophysectomy. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2020 03; 10(3):405-411.
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Friedel ME, Johnston DR, Singhal S, Al Khalili K, Farrell CJ, Evans JJ, Nyquist GG, Rosen MR. Airway management and perioperative concerns in acromegaly patients undergoing endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary tumors. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2013 Dec; 149(6):840-4.
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Kenning TJ, Beahm DD, Farrell CJ, Schaberg MR, Rosen MR, Evans JJ. Endoscopic endonasal craniopharyngioma resection. J Neurosurg. 2012 Jan; 32 Suppl:E5.
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Nyquist GG, Anand VK, Mehra S, Kacker A, Schwartz TH. Endoscopic endonasal repair of anterior skull base non-traumatic cerebrospinal fluid leaks, meningoceles, and encephaloceles. J Neurosurg. 2010 Nov; 113(5):961-6.
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Rosen MR, Saigal K, Evans J, Keane WM. A review of the endoscopic approach to the pituitary through the sphenoid sinus. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2006 Feb; 14(1):6-13.
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Dumont AS, Kanter AS, Jane JAJ, Laws ERJ. Extended transsphenoidal approach. Front Horm Res. 2006; 34:29-45.
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Spector AR, Keane WM. Bilaterally exposed carotid arteries after drainage of a sphenoid sinus mucocele. Ear Nose Throat J. 2005 Feb; 84(2):68-9.