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The CT scans were analyzed to assess variations in the distance, thickness, and angle of the prelacrimal recess on both sides concerning different demographic parameters (age and gender). All parameters were grouped into low, median, or high radiological feasibility of TPRA.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>There was no difference in feasibility parameters between 546 healthy PNS (72.8%) and 204 chronic rhinosinusitis cases (27.2%). Only 2.7% of the maxillary sinuses studied (1,500 sides) had high radiological feasibility, 53.1% had medium radiological feasibility, and 44.2% had low radiological feasibility for TPRA. Males and individuals younger than 30 years of age had a significantly greater distance and thinner walls, making the sinus more surgically accessible (p\u2009&lt;\u20090.05).<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>The three parameters studied can be collectively applied to the preoperative assessment of patients subjected to TPRA with no effect of inflammation on accessibility parameters. 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