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In some individuals, these structures may protrude into the sinus, and this condition is important in surgical procedures.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Purpose<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To investigate the morphometric variations and anatomical differences in the sphenoid sinus and surrounding structures between dolichocephalic and hyperbrachycephalic skull types using computed tomography (CT).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Material and Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>CT images of dolichocephalic (n\u2009=\u200950), hyperbrachycephalic (n\u2009=\u200964), and mesocephalic (n\u2009=\u200952) individuals were used in the study. Sphenoid sinus position, dimensions, septum types, and protrusion and dehiscence for the carotid canal and optic canal, maxillary, and vidian nerves were evaluated. For statistical evaluation, the Mann\u2013Whitney U-test, Kruskal\u2013Wallis test, Pearson chi-square, Fisher\u2019s exact test, and Spearman\u2019s rho correlation were used in the study.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The difference between all skull types was found to be significant in the rates of protrusion and dehiscence in the carotid canal and the maxillary nerve and the difference between sphenoid sinus heights in two different skull types (dolichocephalic and hyperbrachycephalic) was also significant (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.05). In septum typing, seven different septum types were detected. The most common sphenoid sinus position was postsellar in all skull types.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Differences in the frequency of protrusion and dehiscence for the carotid canal and maxillary nerve in dolichocephalic, hyperbrachycephalic, and mesocephalic individuals reveal that the skull types of individuals are important in studies on the sphenoid sinus.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/02841851251322838","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,3,17]],"date-time":"2025-03-17T03:38:11Z","timestamp":1742182691000},"page":"650-659","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Comparison of sphenoid sinus variations and morphometric values in dolichocephalic and hyperbrachycephalic individuals"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"66","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1170-6036","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sinan","family":"Bakirci","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anatomy, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7802-880X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Serkan","family":"Oner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Radiology, Izmir Bak\u0131rcay University, Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0000-4963-2795","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hazal","family":"Kiran","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Radiology, Izmir Bak\u0131rcay University, Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,3,17]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_2_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1055\/s-2007-992764"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_3_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s11547-017-0759-1"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_4_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.aanat.2015.02.013"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_5_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00276-019-02207-w"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_6_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.37506\/mlu.v21i4.3139"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_7_2","first-page":"66","article-title":"The study of cephalic index in Punjabi students","volume":"9","author":"Mahajan A","year":"2009","unstructured":"Mahajan A, Khurana BS, Seema, et al. 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