%0 Journal Article
%T Frequency of the frontal sinus aplasia among Saudi Arabian population. A single-center retrospective case review.
%A Assiri KS
%A Alroqi AS
%J Saudi Med J
%V 42
%N 2
%D Feb 2021
%M 33563745
%F 1.422
%R 10.15537/smj.2021.2.25617
%X <B>OBJECTIVE: </B>To assess the frequency of frontal sinus aplasia using computed tomography (CT) of the paranasal sinus among Saudi Arabian population.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>A retrospective case review of medical records from January 2019 to December 2019 in the Otorhinolaryngology Department, King Abdulaziz University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>A total of 449 cases were reviewed. The incidence of bilateral frontal sinus aplasia was 3.3%. The incidence of right sinus agenesis was 5.12% and left was 1.33%. The mean age of reviewed patients was 39.15 years.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>The frequency of frontal sinus aplasia is low; however, this must be considered before surgical operations related to the sinuses.