Post-Traumatic Pneumocele of the Frontal Sinus.
- Author:
Demet KARADAG
1
;
Cuneyt CALISR
;
Baki ADAPINAR
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Pneumocele; Paranasal sinus; Trauma; Computed tomography (CT)
- MeSH: Craniocerebral Trauma/*complications; Emphysema/*etiology/radiography; *Frontal Sinus; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Korean Journal of Radiology 2008;9(4):379-381
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- 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.
