Rapid Improvement of Cranial Neuropathies after Endoscopic Resection of Sphenoid Sinus Mucocele
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Rapid Improvement of Cranial Neuropathies after Endoscopic Resection of Sphenoid Sinus Mucocele
Sinus mucoceles are benign, slowly enlarging, mucous-secreting, cystic lesions whose expansile growth may lead to compressive neuropathies. We present the case of a 70-year-old woman with a long-standing history of headaches and progressive ocular neuropathy who underwent an endoscopic resection of a large sphenoid sinus mucocele resulting in immediate improvement of her neurological symptoms. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Skull Base Reports
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2157-6971,2157-698X
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1275249