Korean J Radiol.
2008 Aug;9(4):379-381. 10.3348/kjr.2008.9.4.379.
Post-Traumatic Pneumocele of the Frontal Sinus
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- 1Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Eskisehir, Turkey. drdkaradag@yahoo.com
- KMID: 1076466
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2008.9.4.379
Abstract
- A pneumocele is an abnormal dilatation of a paranasal sinus, most commonly affecting the frontal sinus. Although the etiology of pneumocele is not entirely known, several causative factors have been suggested including trauma, surgery, tumor and infection. We report here a case of post-traumatic pneumocele of the frontal sinus following a head trauma.
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Fig. 1 Axial and sagittal multiplanar reformatted (A, B) images show asymmetric expansion and protrusion of left frontal sinus with thinning of sinus bony wall. Coronal multiplanar reformatted image (C) demonstrates that left frontal recess is occupied with soft tissue density. 3D VR image clearly shows left frontal sinus bossing (D).
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