小児慢性副鼻腔炎X線診断の反省

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The diagnostic value of X-ray in cases of sinusitis in children is considered to be generally low as compared to such application in adults. The main reason is that the paranasal sinus in children is anatomically so different from that in adults that an evaluation of X-ray value of a simple exposure technique in cases of paranasal sinus in children. The following results were obtained from X-ray findings and nasal findings in 206 children between the ages of 3 and 14 years.In 206 patients, there were 112 (54.3%) with a sinusitis and the diagnosis was based on summary information. There were 78 (37.8%) diagnosed as sinusitis as based on nasal findings, while X-ray abservation revealed a rate of 49.5% (102 cases). The findings by nasal examination matched those of X-ray information in 148 cases (71.8%).
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