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Natural Science

Abstract This Air flow in nose and sinuses is studied by means of a simple model based on the ste... more Abstract This Air flow in nose and sinuses is studied by means of a simple model based on the steady-state ideal fluid flow assumption and repeated use of Bernoulli’s equation. In particular, by describing flow of air drawn in through the vestibulum nasi during inspiration, we investigate how ventilation of the maxillary sinus is affected by surgical removal of part of the lateral walls of the nasal cavity close to the ostium meatal complex. We find that, according to the model proposed, removal of tissues from this inner part of the nasal cavity may causes a decrease of the flux rate from the maxillary sinus.

Le cavità sinusali o "paranasali", il seno mascellare, il seno frontale ed il seno sfenoidale, so... more Le cavità sinusali o "paranasali", il seno mascellare, il seno frontale ed il seno sfenoidale, sono posizionate attorno alla cavità nasale con la quale si relazionano attraverso osti e canalicoli. Una buona ventilazione sinusale dipende dalla corretta conformazione della parete nasale, degli osti e dei canalicoli di comunicazione [1]. Attraverso la costruzione di un modello semplice variando la sezione efficace di un ostio sinusale (ad esempio rendendolo più ampio) inevitabilmente modifichiamo tale parametro. Ogni qualvoltaè necessario effettuare un intervento chirurgico per risolvere una problematica sinusaleè necessario, quindi, pianificare l'atto operatorio seguendo un criterio che rispetti, per quanto possibile ed il più possibile, l'anatomia funzionale delle strutture in esame.

Un modello semplice per descrivere gli effetti sulla ventilazione sinusale del flusso d'aria ... more Un modello semplice per descrivere gli effetti sulla ventilazione sinusale del flusso d'aria immessa nella cavit a nasale 1. Introduzione Le cavit a sinusali o " paranasali " , il seno mascellare, il seno frontale ed il seno sfenoidale, sono posizionate attorno alla cavit a nasale con la quale si relazionano attraverso osti e canalicoli. Una buona ventilazione sinusale dipende dalla cor-retta conformazione della parete nasale, degli osti e dei canalicoli di comunicazio-ne [1]. Attraverso la costruzione di un modello semplice variando la sezione effi-cace di un ostio sinusale (ad esempio ren-dendolopì u ampio) inevitabilmente mo-difichiamo tale parametro. Ogni qualvol-tà e necessario effettuare un intervento chirurgico per risolvere una problemati-ca sinusalè e necessario, quindi, pianifi-care l'atto operatorio seguendo un crite-rio che rispetti, per quanto possibile ed il pì u possibile, l'anatomia funzionale delle strutture in esame. Il modello da noi elaborat...

Journal of biological regulators and homeostatic agents

The effectiveness of sinus ventilation is due to a regular anatomy of inner nose structures such ... more The effectiveness of sinus ventilation is due to a regular anatomy of inner nose structures such as the maxillary sinus ostium. With the aid of nose and sinus manometric measurements, it is possible to show that better functional results can be achieved using a conservative surgical technique. The present study compared 30 patients subdivided in two groups. Group A underwent conservative endoscopic sinus surgery whereas group B was operated on using non-conservative endoscopic sinus surgery. Thirty days later, both groups underwent a manometric survey of the maxillary sinus ostium by means of the digital manometry system. The pressure values obtained by nasal and sinus manometry in Group A or Group B patients were referred to those obtained in a Standard Group without nasal-sinus pathologies, calculating a percentage index of functional efficacy (maxillary sinus functional efficacy). The average percentage of the maxillary sinus functional efficacy was 98,35 percent for group-A pati...

Anales otorrinolaringológicos ibero-americanos, 2004

Aesthetic nasal surgery has progressed in the last years, as concerning both surgical techniques ... more Aesthetic nasal surgery has progressed in the last years, as concerning both surgical techniques and surgical instruments, which allowed the finding of new and more sophisticated surgical solutions. Clinical practice led to observe sometimes functional surgical failures, due rather than an inaccurate surgical technique, to an incomplete diagnostic approach to the patient. It has been observed that modifying the external conformation of nasal pyramidis inner-nose volumes and spaces will be subsequently reduced, giving as a result a condition which is only aesthetically but not functionally valid. 32 subjects, selected for a rhinoplasty and presenting nasal respiratory obstruction and anterior ethmoid abnormalities, confirmed by nasal endoscopy and nasal CT, were evaluated and subdivided into two groups: the first (A) group underwent only to an aesthetic rhinoplasty, the second group (B) was operated of a rhinoplasty combined with functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) in order to...

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2014

Objective: To measure the intra-sinu s pressure and the maxillary sinus functional efficienc y (M... more Objective: To measure the intra-sinu s pressure and the maxillary sinus functional efficienc y (MSFE) in individuals with chr onic facial pain after conserv ative or convention al endosco pic maxillary surgery , a s well as in contr ols. Method: Sinus manometry was perf ormed 5 times during inhalatio n. Results: The resemblan ce of pressure values comparing those treated with minimally invasive surgery and contr ols was remarkabl e, while traditional surgery significa ntly decreased intrasinu sal pressures. The MSFE was 100% in the three tested times for contr ols, close to that in those submitted to minimally invasive surger y (98.3%, 98.8%, and 98. 0%) and significantly impaired after convention al surgery (48.8% , 52.1% , 48.5 %, p,0.01) . All patients submitted to minimally invasiv e surgery remained pain-free after three months of surgery , relative to 46. 7% of the submitted to convention al surgery (p,0.05 ). Conclusion: Minimally invasive sinus surgery is associated with functionali ty of the chambers that resemble what is fou nd in normal individuals.

Natural Science, 2014

the steady-state ideal fluid flow assumption and repeated use of Bernoulli's equation. In particu... more the steady-state ideal fluid flow assumption and repeated use of Bernoulli's equation. In particular, by describing flow of air drawn in through the vestibulumnasi during inspiration, we investigate how ventilation of the maxillary sinus is affected by surgical removal of part of the lateral walls of the nasal cavity close to the ostiummeatal complex. We find that, according to the model proposed, removal of tissues from this inner part of the nasal cavity may cause a decrease of the flux rate from the maxillary sinus. Keywords Air Flow Model, Nose and Sinus, Bernoulli's Equation R. De Luca et al.

Current Pain and Headache Reports, 2011

Headaches of rhinogenic origin illustrate an interesting paradox. Little is known about their pat... more Headaches of rhinogenic origin illustrate an interesting paradox. Little is known about their pathophysiology, mechanisms, and prevalence; yet, the concept that these headaches are of importance is widely accepted. This article discusses the relationship between fronto-turbinalis sinus expansion and headaches, as well as headache outcomes after surgical approach.

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