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ethmoid infundibulum

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ethmoid infundibulum
n.
A passage from the middle meatus of the nose communicating with the anterior ethmoidal cells and frontal sinus.


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Failure to recognize the impact that MSH has on the position of the ethmoid infundibulum relative to the medial orbital wall could lead to inadvertent damage to the wall during surger.
The study demonstrated that direct access and balloon dilation of the maxillary sinus ostia and ethmoid infundibulum under local anesthesia can be performed with little pain or bleeding and patients resume normal activity within 1-2 days.
1) The uncinate process is a shield-like formation that protects the ethmoid infundibulum from direct exposure to airflow.
 
 
 
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