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Incidental Discovery of Sphenoid Sinuses Agenesis: A Report of Two Cases in Benin, West Africa
Faculty of Medicine, University of Parakou, Parakou, Benin
Department of Radiology, University Teaching Hospital of Borgou Department, Parakou, Benin
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Abomey Calavi, Cotonou, Benin
Department of Radiology, National and University Teaching Hospital Hubert Koutoukou Maga, Cotonou, Benin
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Teaching Hospital of Borgou Department, Parakou, Benin
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Teaching Hospital of Borgou Department, Parakou, Benin
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Abomey Calavi, Cotonou, Benin
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Abomey Calavi, Cotonou, Benin
- 1 Faculty of Medicine, University of Parakou, Parakou, Benin
- 2 Department of Radiology, University Teaching Hospital of Borgou Department, Parakou, Benin
- 3 Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Abomey Calavi, Cotonou, Benin
- 4 Department of Radiology, National and University Teaching Hospital Hubert Koutoukou Maga, Cotonou, Benin
- 5 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Teaching Hospital of Borgou Department, Parakou, Benin
- 6 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Teaching Hospital of Borgou Department, Parakou, Benin
- 7 Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Abomey Calavi, Cotonou, Benin
- 8 Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Abomey Calavi, Cotonou, Benin
Advances in Molecular Imaging·Volume 09 (2018)·Pages 1–5·Published 6 December 2018·DOI10.4236/ami.2019.91001
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Abstract
Sphenoid sinuses are carved into the body of the sphenoid bone. They are probably the most variably pneumatized structures of the skull. They begin their pneumatization at the age of three and finished at adolescence. Several anatomic variants of sphenoid sinuses have been described in the literature. The agenesis of sphenoid sinuses in adults is very rarely found. We report two incidental cases of sphenoid sinuses agenesis discovered on CT scan in Benin, West Africa.
KeywordsSphenoidAgenesisCT-ScanBenin
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