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Mastoid Emissary Vein Canal Incidence and Its Relationship with Jugular Bulb and Sigmoid Sulcus Anatomical Variations

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to investigate the mastoid emissary vein (MEV) canal incidence and to identify its relationship with jugular bulb (JB) and sigmoid sulcus anatomical variations. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed 1,300 patients with temporal bone computed tomography (CT) scans in January 2016 t...

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Autores principales: Pekçevik, Rıdvan, Öztürk, Aylin, Pekçevik, Yeliz, Toka, Onur, Güçlü Aslan, Gülay, Çukurova, İbrahim
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Publicado: Galenos Publishing 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8864204/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35262041
http://dx.doi.org/10.4274/tao.2021.2021-4-26
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author Pekçevik, Rıdvan
Öztürk, Aylin
Pekçevik, Yeliz
Toka, Onur
Güçlü Aslan, Gülay
Çukurova, İbrahim
author_facet Pekçevik, Rıdvan
Öztürk, Aylin
Pekçevik, Yeliz
Toka, Onur
Güçlü Aslan, Gülay
Çukurova, İbrahim
author_sort Pekçevik, Rıdvan
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description OBJECTIVE: We aimed to investigate the mastoid emissary vein (MEV) canal incidence and to identify its relationship with jugular bulb (JB) and sigmoid sulcus anatomical variations. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed 1,300 patients with temporal bone computed tomography (CT) scans in January 2016 to March 2020. The presence and the diameter of the MEV canal, and the anatomical variations of the sigmoid sulcus and the JB were reviewed by two radiologists. High riding JB, JB diverticulum, dehiscent JB, and anterior and lateral protrusion of the sigmoid sulcus were evaluated. All variables were summarized using descriptive statistics. The differences between the groups for categorical data were investigated using the chi-square test. Numeric variables were compared with the Mann-Whitney and the Kruskal-Wallis tests. Logistic regression models were constructed. RESULTS: The study included 1,269 patients of whom 694 were female (54.7%) and 575 were male (45.3%). Their mean age was 39.01±18.47. Among them 915 (72.1%) had the right and 871 (68.6%) had the left MEV canal. Men were more likely to have the MEV canal on both sides. The presence of the right and left MEV canals was associated with the ipsilateral dominant JB/sigmoid sulcus. The left MEV canal was associated with the left high riding JB and right dehiscent JB. CONCLUSION: This is the largest patient population reported in the literature and allows a more precise estimate of the MEV canal incidence. We also classified the diameter of the MEV canal to identify clinically relevant, prominent MEV incidence. This is also the first study to demonstrate a relationship between the presence of the MEV canal, and the JB and sigmoid canal variations. Since both the prominent MEV and the JB variations may be symptomatic, knowing this association between them may have clinical relevance.
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spelling pubmed-88642042022-03-07 Mastoid Emissary Vein Canal Incidence and Its Relationship with Jugular Bulb and Sigmoid Sulcus Anatomical Variations Pekçevik, Rıdvan Öztürk, Aylin Pekçevik, Yeliz Toka, Onur Güçlü Aslan, Gülay Çukurova, İbrahim Turk Arch Otorhinolaryngol Original Investigation OBJECTIVE: We aimed to investigate the mastoid emissary vein (MEV) canal incidence and to identify its relationship with jugular bulb (JB) and sigmoid sulcus anatomical variations. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed 1,300 patients with temporal bone computed tomography (CT) scans in January 2016 to March 2020. The presence and the diameter of the MEV canal, and the anatomical variations of the sigmoid sulcus and the JB were reviewed by two radiologists. High riding JB, JB diverticulum, dehiscent JB, and anterior and lateral protrusion of the sigmoid sulcus were evaluated. All variables were summarized using descriptive statistics. The differences between the groups for categorical data were investigated using the chi-square test. Numeric variables were compared with the Mann-Whitney and the Kruskal-Wallis tests. Logistic regression models were constructed. RESULTS: The study included 1,269 patients of whom 694 were female (54.7%) and 575 were male (45.3%). Their mean age was 39.01±18.47. Among them 915 (72.1%) had the right and 871 (68.6%) had the left MEV canal. Men were more likely to have the MEV canal on both sides. The presence of the right and left MEV canals was associated with the ipsilateral dominant JB/sigmoid sulcus. The left MEV canal was associated with the left high riding JB and right dehiscent JB. CONCLUSION: This is the largest patient population reported in the literature and allows a more precise estimate of the MEV canal incidence. We also classified the diameter of the MEV canal to identify clinically relevant, prominent MEV incidence. This is also the first study to demonstrate a relationship between the presence of the MEV canal, and the JB and sigmoid canal variations. Since both the prominent MEV and the JB variations may be symptomatic, knowing this association between them may have clinical relevance. Galenos Publishing 2021-12 2022-02-22 /pmc/articles/PMC8864204/ /pubmed/35262041 http://dx.doi.org/10.4274/tao.2021.2021-4-26 Text en ©Copyright 2021 by Official Journal of the Turkish Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/Content of this journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
spellingShingle Original Investigation
Pekçevik, Rıdvan
Öztürk, Aylin
Pekçevik, Yeliz
Toka, Onur
Güçlü Aslan, Gülay
Çukurova, İbrahim
Mastoid Emissary Vein Canal Incidence and Its Relationship with Jugular Bulb and Sigmoid Sulcus Anatomical Variations
title Mastoid Emissary Vein Canal Incidence and Its Relationship with Jugular Bulb and Sigmoid Sulcus Anatomical Variations
title_full Mastoid Emissary Vein Canal Incidence and Its Relationship with Jugular Bulb and Sigmoid Sulcus Anatomical Variations
title_fullStr Mastoid Emissary Vein Canal Incidence and Its Relationship with Jugular Bulb and Sigmoid Sulcus Anatomical Variations
title_full_unstemmed Mastoid Emissary Vein Canal Incidence and Its Relationship with Jugular Bulb and Sigmoid Sulcus Anatomical Variations
title_short Mastoid Emissary Vein Canal Incidence and Its Relationship with Jugular Bulb and Sigmoid Sulcus Anatomical Variations
title_sort mastoid emissary vein canal incidence and its relationship with jugular bulb and sigmoid sulcus anatomical variations
topic Original Investigation
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8864204/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35262041
http://dx.doi.org/10.4274/tao.2021.2021-4-26
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