Bilateral Petrous Apex Cephalocele Associated with a Wide Sella.
J Craniofac Surg
; 33(3): e303-e305, 2022 May 01.
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ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Petrous apex cephalocele (PAC) is a rare type of cephalocele. It is usually asymptomatic. It can be unilateral or bilateral. Bilateral cases are less common. They are etiologically and clinically different entities from unilateral ones. A 56-year-old female patient presented to the hospital with the complaint of a severe nonspecific headache. She has been examined in ear nose throat, ophthalmology, and finally neurology clinics. Bilateral PAC was incidentally found in magnetic resonance imaging (MRi) examination. Headache was associated with PAC because no additional pathology could explain the clinical symptomatology. There is a proven relationship between empty sella and PAC. Regarding PAC less than 50 cases are known. Our paper aims to contribute to the literature by exhibiting etiologic and clinic differences between unilateral and bilateral PAC. It highlights the relationship between PAC and broad sella that is a different entity from empty sella and shows this remarkable radiological appearance. The authors presented our case accompanied by clinical and MRi findings.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Síndrome da Sela Vazia
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Anormalidades Maxilomandibulares
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
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En
Revista:
J Craniofac Surg
Assunto da revista:
ODONTOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2022
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Article