A Hospital-Based Assessment of the Association of Anatomical Variations of Nasal Osteomeatal Complex with Sinusitis: An Observational Study

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Abstract
Aim: The aim of the present study was to assess the correlation of anatomical variations of nasal osteomeatal
complex with sinusitis.
Methods: The present observational study was conducted in the department of ENT. Based on inclusion and
exclusion criteria total 100 patients suffering from nasal septal deviation were enrolled in the study and informed
written consent was obtained.
Results: It was observed that out of 200 cases, majority of the patients were in age group of 21-30 years (55%),
followed by 31-40 years (30%). The mean age of the study subjects was 31.19±8.92 yrs. It was seen that majority
of the patients were male. The most common presenting symptom observed in the present study was nasal
obstruction (91%) which was followed by nasal discharge (73%), headache (48%), hyposmia (12%) and nasal
bleeding (5%). There was not significant association of septal deviation with sinusitis on opposite side was
observed. There was not significant association between the type of conchabullosa and sinusitis on same side of
disease. It was seen that there was no significant association between anatomical variation and sinusitis on same
side. There was no significant association between anatomical variation and sinusitis on opposite side.
Conclusion: We concluded that there was a significant association of septal deviation with the sinusitis on same
side while there was not significant concha bullosa and its association with sinusitis on same side. The association
of other anatomical variation and sinusitis on same side was not significantly associated