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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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1 Médico, Professor Assistente de Neurocirurgia, Departamento de Neurocirurgia Hospital Loghman Hakim, Universidade Shaheed Beheshti de Ciências Médicas Teerã, Irã. 2 Médico, Professor Assistente de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia de Cabeça e Pescoço Departamento e Centro de Pesquisa em Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia de Cabeça e Pescoço Hospital Rasool Akram, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas de T...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2012-007130