Spontaneous sphenoid sinus mucocele revealed by meningitis and brain abscess in a 12-year-old child.

نویسندگان

  • Olivier Malard
  • Marie Gayet-Delacroix
  • Franck Jegoux
  • Alexis Faure
  • Philippe Bordure
  • Claude Beauvillain de Montreuil
چکیده

Sphenoid sinus mucocele is an uncommon lesion related to inflammatory disease that is diagnosed after surgery or a traumatic event. This report describes an unusual case revealed by bacterial meningitis and cerebral abscess in a 12-year-old child. CT and MR imaging allowed precise extension to the skull base in preoperative management and follow-up investigations. Endoscopic transnasal marsupialisation of the mucocele and antibiotic therapy led to complete remission. There was no evidence of recurrence after 6 months, which suggests that sphenoid mucoceles, regardless of size and complications, can be treated by endoscopic sinus surgery.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology

دوره 25 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2004