OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate patients who underwent endoscopic sphenoid sinus surgery for isolated sphenoid sinus disease. We also investigated the impact of sphenoid sinus surgery on headache intensity. MATERIAL AND METHODS Twenty-one consecutive patients who underwent endoscopic sphenoidotomy for isolated sphenoid sinus disease were included in the study. Diagnosis of is...

Clinical reports of primary sphenoid sinus melanoma and isolated gastric metastatic melanoma are rare. Thus, to the best of our knowledge, the present study reports the first case of isolated gastric metastasis from a sphenoid sinus melanoma. The aim of the present study was to discuss the clinicopathological and radiographic characteristics, the treatment strategy and the prognosis of sphenoid...

background sphenoid sinus is surrounded by many vital vascular and nervous structures. in more than 20% of patients with chronic sinusitis, involvement of sphenoid sinus has been observed. besides, sphenoid sinus is an appropriate route to access anterior and middle cranial fossa in surgery. therefore, it is important to have an adequate knowledge about the contents of sphenoid sinus and its pr...

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) may spread to the paranasal sinuses. This retrospective study describes the features of paranasal sinus involvement in NPC on computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). One hundred and fourteen patients with histologically proven NPC underwent staging with both CT and MRI. Maxillary sinus infiltration was demonstrated on MRI in 10 patients; sph...

Adenocarcinomas of the sphenoid sinus are exceptional. In this paper, we report a new case with a review of the literature. Our patient was a 45-year-old man who presented with isolated retro orbital headache. CT and MRI suspected a malignat tumor of the sphenoid sinus. The patient underwent a debulking surgery. The final pathology carried out the diagnosis of primary adenocarcinoma. The patien...

BACKGROUND Visual disturbances associated with isolated sphenoid sinus inflammatory diseases (ISSIDs) are easily misdiagnosed due to the nonspecific symptoms and undetectable anatomical location. The main objective of this retrospective case series is to investigate the clinical features of visual disturbances secondary to ISSIDs. METHODS Clinical data of 23 patients with unilateral or bilate...

purpose : to report a patient with sphenoid sinus mucocele (ssm) case report : the patient is a 19-year-old man who was referred to khatam-al-anbia eye center as retrobulbar optic neuritis. brain and orbital ct scan and mri revealed ssm. the patient underwent endoscopic sinus surgery and visual acuity (va) improved from no light perception (nlp) to 2 meter counting fingers. conclusion : ssm may...

BACKGROUND Recalcitrant sphenoid sinusitis occurs in 27% of patients undergoing revision functional endoscopic sinus surgery. One of the main causes of disease recurrence in the sphenoid is cicatricial scarring of the ostium. Highly inflammatory lesions such as fungal balls or chronic mucoceles can predispose patients to restenosis. We present a novel use of a modified nasoseptal flap to cover ...