MORPHOLOGICAL VARIABILITY OF THE FRONTAL SINUSES: TYPOLOGY AND FUNCTIONAL ASPECTS

The frontal sinuses are highly variable structures of the human body. Despite the long history of description and study, today there are still many questions related to the features of their structure and biological role in the organism. The structure of frontal sinuses is determined by a combination of internal and external factors, as a result of which the morphology of the frontal sinuses is strictly individual for every person. Modern imaging methods allow a detailed assessment of the structure of the sinuses, which is widely used in practice. The article highlights issues related to the development, shape, features of communications of the frontal sinuses, their individual variability. The uniqueness of the morphological features of the frontal sinuses allows them to be used in such branches of science as forensic medicine and anthropology for the purpose of identifying a person. The course of a number of diseases can be modified depending on the morphological features of the frontal sinuses. Also, today the problem of providing prompt access to the sinuses during rhinosurgical intervention remains relevant as a result of high variability and inaccessibility. Thus, planning of modern minimally invasive and microsurgical methods of treatment requires knowledge of the individual features of the structure of the frontal sinuses.

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