Ethmomaxillary sinus is a variation of the posterior ethmoid cells. It is formed by the extension of the posterior ethmoid
cells into the maxillary sinus and drains into superior nasal meatus. It is incidentally seen on paranasal sinus computerized
tomography (CT) scans. Its prevalence has been reported as 0.7 and 2% in two studies. In this study, paranasal CT scans of
466 patients were investigated for the presence of ethmomaxillary sinus. The patients had paranasal CT with the preliminary
diagnoses of septal deviation, chronic inflammatory paranasal sinus disease and nasal turbinate disorders. The ethmomaxillary
sinus was present in nine of those patients (1.93%). It was septated in one of them. The CTs were further investigated for
other anatomical variations and co-existent mucosal disease of the paranasal sinuses.
Keywords Ethmomaxillary sinus - Anatomical variation - Paranasal sinus computerized tomography