A Spontaneous Pneumatocele Presenting with External Auditory Canal Obstruction.
10.3342/kjorl-hns.2016.59.9.692
- Author:
Jinyoup KIM
1
;
Jihye RHEE
;
Min Hyun PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Boramae Medical Center, Seoul Metropolitan Government-Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. drpark@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Hyperpneumatization;
Pneumatocele;
Temporal bone
- MeSH:
Child;
Constriction, Pathologic;
Ear Canal*;
Head;
Humans;
Male;
Mastoid;
Neck;
Occipital Bone;
Skull;
Temporal Bone
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2016;59(9):692-694
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A pneumatocele is an air-filled cavity in the body. In the head and neck areas, the extensive hyperpneumatization of the temporal and occipital bones is typically associated with pneumatocele formation, which results in the spontaneous collection of gas, usually air, beneath the pericranium or within the skull. We herein report a case of stenosis of the external auditory canal caused by a left mastoid pneumatocele in a 12-year-old boy who was successfully treated with left simple mastoidectomy and canaloplasty.
