Endoscopic Treatment of Anterior Clinoid Process Mucocele: 3 Cases.
- Author:
Soo Whan KIM
1
;
Dong Hyun KIM
;
Dong Sun PARK
;
Jin Hee CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Anterior clinoid process;
Mucocele;
Endoscopic
- MeSH:
Mucocele*;
Sphenoid Bone;
Sphenoid Sinus
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2004;47(7):692-695
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The anterior clinoid process, the medial end of the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone, may be pneumatized by sphenoid sinus as part of normal development. The cases of sphenoid mucocele described in literature are sparse, especially located in anterior clinoid that is a bone structure seldom presenting pneumatization. Therefore generally showing no anatomic substrate justifying the development and the growth of a mucocele, have to be considered really exceptional. We present three cases of anterior clinoid process mucocele which were managed by a endoscopic transnasal transsphenoidal approach.
