<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The study was performed on 38 divers of the navy. The research consisted in an analysis of RTG images of paranasal sinuses performed during control examinations. The authors compared sinus aeration in particular tests and calculated planimetric indices. It was concluded that an exposure to pressure fluctuations caused changes in the image and aeration of maxillary sinuses, which however did not have an effect on the diving capabilities of the tested group. Moreover, it was revealed that in a certain group of the subjects an exposure to hyperbaric conditions did not manifest any detectable lesions in maxillary sinuses.</p></abstract>

The study was performed on 38 divers of the navy. The research consisted in an analysis of RTG images of paranasal sinuses performed during control examinations. The authors compared sinus aeration in particular tests and calculated planimetric indices. It was concluded that an exposure to pressure fluctuations caused changes in the image and aeration of maxillary sinuses, which however did not have an effect on the diving capabilities of the tested group. Moreover, it was revealed that in a certain group of the subjects an exposure to hyperbaric conditions did not manifest any detectable lesions in maxillary sinuses.

The effect of high pressures on the radiological image of the maxillary sinuses in divers

Department of Maritime Medicine of the Military Medical Academy, Gdynia, Poland

Polish Hyperbaric Research

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The study was performed on 38 divers of the navy. The research consisted in an analysis of RTG images of paranasal sinuses performed during control...

The effect of high pressures on the radiological image of the maxillary sinuses in divers

Published Online: Mar 14, 2016

Page range: -

Accepted: Dec 02, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/phr-2015-0024

Keywords
diving, mucous membrane barotrauma, sinus barotrauma

© 2015 Stanisław Klajman et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The effect of high pressures on the radiological image of the maxillary sinuses in divers

Published Online: Mar 14, 2016

Page range: -

Accepted: Dec 02, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/phr-2015-0024

Keywordsdiving, mucous membrane barotrauma, sinus barotrauma

© 2015 Stanisław Klajman et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
diving, mucous membrane barotrauma, sinus barotrauma