Arrested pneumatization of the skull base

Arrested pneumatization of the skull base.

Arrested pneumatization of the sphenoid sinus mimicking intraosseous lesions of the skull base

Arrested pneumatization of the sphenoid sinus is a developmental variant that is not always well recognized and is often confused with other pathologies associated with the skull base. This report describes the case of a patient referred for cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) imaging for dental implant therapy. CBCT demonstrated a well-defined incidental lesion in the left sphenoid sinus with...

Arrested pneumatization: witness of paranasal sinuses development?

OBJECTIVES Recent radiological studies have demonstrated that formation of the sphenoid sinus is preceded by a phase of fatty transformation of the bone marrow, and then by a phase of fat involution prior to the appearance of an aerated cavity and that this process can sometimes be interrupted, resulting in the persistence of images of arrested pneumatisation. The objective of the study was to ...

Classification of sphenoid sinus pneumatization: relevance for endoscopic skull base surgery.

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS The goal of this study was to present a classification based on the degree of pneumatization of the sphenoid sinus in the coronal plane that can be used to instruct preoperative planning for endoscopic endonasal surgery (EES). STUDY DESIGN Observational anatomical study. METHODS The geometry of sphenoid sinus pneumatization was characterized (n = 204 hemisinus) on high...

Fungal infection of the sinus and anterior skull base

  Abstract   Background: Invasive fungal infection is an opportunistic infection caused commonly   by mucoraccae and aspergillus. It mostly occurs in patients with underlying disease.   Since it has a high mortality and morbidity rate, considering a treatment strategy seems   necessary.   Objective: Since there has not been a clear protocol for treating these patients, we decided   to establish...