Pan-pneumatocele of Paranasal Sinuses: A Rare Entity
Abstract Excessive enlargement of the paranasal sinuses is a rare entity with an uncertain etiology. It usually affects the frontal sinus, although any sinus can be pathologically enlarged. Authors describe a case with enlargement of all paranasal sinuses (pan-pneumatocele). To date, this is the fir...
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Excessive enlargement of the paranasal sinuses is a rare entity with an uncertain etiology. It usually affects the frontal sinus, although any sinus can be pathologically enlarged. Authors describe a case with enlargement of all paranasal sinuses (pan-pneumatocele). To date, this is the first reported case of pan-pneumatocele of paranasal sinuses in the literature. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4dfefd1b8cba4db39c877a95447492ea2022-12-21T18:30:41ZengThieme Medical Publishers, Inc.Indian Journal of Neurosurgery2277-954X2277-91672016-02-01050106106210.1055/s-0036-1572377Pan-pneumatocele of Paranasal Sinuses: A Rare EntitySumit Bansal0Ashok Kumar Mahapatra1Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, IndiaDepartment of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, IndiaAbstract Excessive enlargement of the paranasal sinuses is a rare entity with an uncertain etiology. It usually affects the frontal sinus, although any sinus can be pathologically enlarged. Authors describe a case with enlargement of all paranasal sinuses (pan-pneumatocele). To date, this is the first reported case of pan-pneumatocele of paranasal sinuses in the literature.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0036-1572377paranasal sinuspneumatoceleheadache |
| spellingShingle | Sumit Bansal Ashok Kumar Mahapatra Pan-pneumatocele of Paranasal Sinuses: A Rare Entity Indian Journal of Neurosurgery paranasal sinus pneumatocele headache |
| title | Pan-pneumatocele of Paranasal Sinuses: A Rare Entity |
| title_full | Pan-pneumatocele of Paranasal Sinuses: A Rare Entity |
| title_fullStr | Pan-pneumatocele of Paranasal Sinuses: A Rare Entity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pan-pneumatocele of Paranasal Sinuses: A Rare Entity |
| title_short | Pan-pneumatocele of Paranasal Sinuses: A Rare Entity |
| title_sort | pan pneumatocele of paranasal sinuses a rare entity |
| topic | paranasal sinus pneumatocele headache |
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