Sudden Hemianopsia Secondary to Ethmoid Sinus Mucocele

Paranasal sinus mucoceles are benign cystic lesions, filled with mucus, occurring due to an obstruction of involved sinus ostium. They are indolent, locally expansive, and destructive. Surgical treatment must be performed and, when done at the correct time, may prevent sequelae. We present a case of...

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Autores principales: Morganti, Ligia, Evangelista, Leandro, Guimaraes, Roberto, Crosara, Paulo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Thieme Publicações Ltda 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4297021/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25992113
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0033-1364168
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author Morganti, Ligia
Evangelista, Leandro
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description Paranasal sinus mucoceles are benign cystic lesions, filled with mucus, occurring due to an obstruction of involved sinus ostium. They are indolent, locally expansive, and destructive. Surgical treatment must be performed and, when done at the correct time, may prevent sequelae. We present a case of ethmoid sinus mucocele with orbit involvement and permanent optical nerve injury.
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spelling pubmed-42970212015-05-19 Sudden Hemianopsia Secondary to Ethmoid Sinus Mucocele Morganti, Ligia Evangelista, Leandro Guimaraes, Roberto Crosara, Paulo Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol Article Paranasal sinus mucoceles are benign cystic lesions, filled with mucus, occurring due to an obstruction of involved sinus ostium. They are indolent, locally expansive, and destructive. Surgical treatment must be performed and, when done at the correct time, may prevent sequelae. We present a case of ethmoid sinus mucocele with orbit involvement and permanent optical nerve injury. Thieme Publicações Ltda 2014-01-16 2014-07 /pmc/articles/PMC4297021/ /pubmed/25992113 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0033-1364168 Text en © Thieme Medical Publishers
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