Evaluation of Paranasal Sinus Volumes in Pediatric Headache

Abstract

Purpose: In our study, it was aimed to research whether there is a relationship between headache and sinus volumes, by measuring sinus volumes from paranasal sinus computed tomography (PNSCT) radiological imaging of patients in the pediatric age group who applied with the complaint of headache and whose etiology could not be determined.Methods: A total of 81 patients, of which 53 pediatric patients who applied to the … Hospital Ear, Nose, and Throat Clinic between 1 January 2019 - 31 December 2020 with complaints of headache and underwent PNSCT, and 28 pediatric patients who did not have complaints of headache and had current PNSCT were included in the study. Results: In our study, the mean age of Group I with headache was 13.7 ± 3.4 years and consisted of a total of 53 individuals, of which 35 were women (66%), and 18 were men (34%). The mean age of Group II, which is the control group, was 13.89 ± 3.1 years and consisted of 28 individuals, of which 8 were females (28.6%) and 20 were males (71.4%). The sinus Group 1’s and Group 2’s volumes of were compared, and it was found that the sinus volumes in Group 1 were lower than in Group 2. Conclusion: Our study shows that small paranasal sinus volumes may be involved in the etiology of headache, and no other study has been found in the literature showing this etiology in the pediatric age group.