Sphenoid mucocele with unusual panhypopituitarism
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Sphenoid sinus mucocele with unilateral blindness.
Mucoceles of the sphenoid sinus are rare and may frequently remain undiagnosed until symptoms due to compression of surrounding structures set in. In such cases, the optic nerve, because of its close proximity to the sphenoid sinus, is at risk, and pressure exerted by the mucocele may result in visual impairment. A case of a sphenoid sinus mucocele with sudden-onset unilateral blindness as the ...
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Corresponding author: Jagdeep Singh Virk, ENT Department, Queen’s Hospital, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Rom Valley Way, Romford, Essex, RM7 0AZ Email: [email protected] Contact number: +44 (0)7908960034 Fax: +44 (0)2088693098 Conflicts of interest: None Financial disclosure information: None Word count: 594
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Case Reports
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2015-214218