Abstract
The uncinate process, for the anatomist, is the first grand lamella. For the surgeon, it is the first structure encountered upon entering the middle meatus and the first critical anatomical landmark. The uncinate serves as the medial boundary of the infundibulum that collects drainage from the maxillary sinus, certain anterior ethmoid cells, and, in some instances, the frontal sinus. It is continuous superiorly with either the middle turbinate, base of skull, or lamina papyracea.
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Hechl, P.S., Setliff, R.C., Tschabitscher, M. (1997). The uncinate process. In: Endoscopic Anatomy of the Paranasal Sinuses. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6536-2_4
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