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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...

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Autores principales: Siu, Alan, Singh, Ameet, Roberti, Fabio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Thieme Medical Publishers 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3743591/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23984198
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0031-1275249
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Sumario: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. The endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal approach offers a minimally invasive method to manage and treat symptomatic sinus mucoceles.