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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Surg.
Sec. Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2024.1491155

Factors affecting the occurrence of maxillary sinus fungus ball

Provisionally accepted
Hye-Bin Jang Hye-Bin Jang Dong Hoon Lee Dong Hoon Lee *Sang Chul Lim Sang Chul Lim
  • Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, Republic of Korea

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    We identified patients who initially did not have a maxillary sinus fungus ball on computed tomography (CT) but developed it on a subsequent CT scan. We assessed potential risk factors for developing a maxillary sinus fungus ball between the two scans.This study included 35 patients with 38 lesions who initially had no maxillary sinus fungus balls on CT but were later diagnosed with the condition and underwent surgery.We analyzed 38 lesions in 35 patients, each of whom had normal CT scan results initially but later developed a maxillary sinus fungus ball. No specific risk factors for developing a maxillary sinus fungus ball were identified. However, when compared to the maxillary sinusitis group, facial trauma and dental implant surgery appeared to be associated with maxillary sinus fungus ball formation (p < 0.05).We investigated factors influencing the development of maxillary sinus fungus balls that were absent in previous CT scans and found no significant risk factors. Nonetheless, relative to the maxillary sinusitis (control) group, the maxillary sinus fungus ball group tended to have more previous facial trauma and dental implant surgery.

    Keywords: Maxillary Sinus, Mycoses, computed tomography, Maxillary Sinusitis, Trauma, Dental Implants

    Received: 10 Sep 2024; Accepted: 18 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Jang, Lee and Lim. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Dong Hoon Lee, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, Republic of Korea

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