Fronto-orbital mucocele with intracranial extension: a case report
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Fronto-orbital mucocele with intracranial extension: a case report
Frontal sinus mucoceles are benign, pseudocystic lesion deriving from the obliteration of the sinus ostium, resulting in a continuous mucous accumulation. The growing process of a mucocele leads to a progressive enlargement of the sinus cavity, thickening and eroding its bony walls up to invading the surrounding tissues. The surgical procedure through an endoscopic endonasal approach is the cur...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Surgical Case Reports
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2042-8812
DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjx107