43 Anatomy and Classification of Frontoethmoidal Cells

Tomasz Gotlib, Anshul Sama and Christos Georgalas

Abstract

The complex anatomy of the frontal recess has always evaded classification: A number of attempts have been made to identify and name in a structured way the way in which the various cells, septa, and bony protrusions interact in the area of the anterior ethmoid, frontal beak, and frontal ostium in order to produce the frontal recess. In this chapter, we aim to provide a review of these attempts, from the earliest to the latest, and to suggest a more simple way, descriptive of naming these cells.

Key words

frontal recess - frontal sinus cells - frontoethmoidal cells - Kuhn cells - frontobullar cell - suprabullar cell - supraorbital cell

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