Does the Degree of the Mastoid Pneumatization Affect the Side of Bell Palsy?

Does the Degree of the Mastoid Pneumatization Affect the Side of Bell Palsy?

J Craniofac Surg. 2018 Feb 26;:

Authors: Güneş S, Çelik M, Çolak C, Olgun B

Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The aim is to investigate the impact of degree of mastoid pneumatization on the affected side of Bell palsy (BP).
STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective study in tertiary academic hospital.
METHODS: In total, 52 patients who were diagnosed with as BP were included in the study. Each patient was staged using House-Brackmann (HB) staging system. All patients underwent temporal bone computed tomography imaging. House-Brackmann scores, side of the BP, and mastoid pneumatization of all of patients were evaluated in the present study.
RESULTS: Regarding the degree of the mastoid pneumatization, there were no significant differences between the affected side and the unaffected side (P = 0.439). The degree of the mastoid pneumatization of the affected side and the unaffected side did not differ between males and females (P = 0.918 for the affected side, P = 0.765 for the unaffected side, respectively). A negative correlation between the age and mastoid pneumatization of each side was found (P = 0.001, P = 0.025, respectively). There was no significant correlation between HB score and the degree of the mastoid pneumatization of each side (P = 0.789, P = 0.703).
CONCLUSION: As a conclusion, the degree of the mastoid pneumatization is not one of the risk factors for BP. Further randomized studies with larger numbers of patients are needed to confirm these findings.

PMID: 29485553 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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