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The volumetric anatomic variants of the frontal sinus are classified into aplasia, hypoplasia, medium-sized, and hyperplasia. We aimed to study the frontal sinus morphology in Omani patients using computed tomography (CT) evaluations.\n                  <\/ns4:p>\n                  <ns4:p>\n                    <ns4:bold>Methods:<\/ns4:bold>\n                    Retrospectively, 1220 frontal sinus CT scans from 610 patients investigated at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman, from January 2019 to December 2020 were reviewed. The frontal sinus morphology was classified according to the classification proposed by Guerram\n                    <ns4:italic>et al.<\/ns4:italic>\n                    The Chi-square test was used to determine the influence of sex.\n                  <\/ns4:p>\n                  <ns4:p>\n                    <ns4:bold>Results:<\/ns4:bold>\n                    With regard to the unilateral occurrence, the most prevalent frontal sinus category observed was medium-sized (13.3%), followed by hyperplasia (7.9%), hypoplasia (5.4%), and aplasia (2%) categories. Similarly, in bilateral occurrence, the most common frontal sinus category observed was medium-sized (53%), followed by hyperplasia (13.1%), hypoplasia (3.4%) and aplasia (2%) categories. Right and left frontal sinus aplasia were observed in 2.1% and 1.8% of cases, respectively. In terms of sex influence, the left unilateral (\n                    <ns4:italic>p<\/ns4:italic>\n                    &lt;0.01) and the bilateral hypoplasia (\n                    <ns4:italic>p<\/ns4:italic>\n                    &lt;0.05) were significantly higher in females. On the other hand, the left unilateral (\n                    <ns4:italic>p<\/ns4:italic>\n                    &lt;0.01) and the bilateral hyperplasia (\n                    <ns4:italic>p<\/ns4:italic>\n                    &lt;0.05) were higher in males.\n                  <\/ns4:p>\n                  <ns4:p>\n                    <ns4:bold>Conclusions:<\/ns4:bold>\n                    The baseline data of frontal sinus category frequencies reported in the present study is helpful in the diagnostic evaluation of sinusitis in the clinical setting. The preoperative recognition of frontal sinus types, particularly frontal sinus aplasia in multiplanar CT scans, is crucial to avoid unexpected complications while performing endoscopic sinus surgery.\n                  <\/ns4:p>","DOI":"10.12688\/f1000research.129498.2","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,8,31]],"date-time":"2023-08-31T11:56:36Z","timestamp":1693482996000},"page":"71","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.12688\/f1000research.crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Anatomical variations of the frontal sinus: A computed tomography-based study"],"prefix":"10.12688","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Asma Sulaiman","family":"Al Hatmi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6162-3602","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Eiman","family":"Al Ajmi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5289-0445","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Halima","family":"Albalushi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0144-5899","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Meetham","family":"Al Lawati","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7261-1666","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Srinivasa Rao","family":"Sirasanagandla","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"2560","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,8,31]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"215-218","DOI":"10.3349\/ymj.2003.44.2.215","article-title":"Absence of frontal sinus in Turkish individuals.","volume":"44","author":"A Aydinlioglu","year":"2003","journal-title":"Yonsei Med. 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