Jenkins A Author
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Affiliation
Allergic Rhinitis, Intranasal Steroids
University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Center for Skull Base and Pituitary Surgery, USA
I am Jenkins A belonging to the University of Minnesota School of Medicine, intrested in the field of Allergic Rhinitis; Intranasal Steroids; Compliance; Sensory attributes; Side effects ?from Center for Skull Base and Pituitary Surgery, USA
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Author(s): Jenkins A, Venteicher AS, Tyler MA
Osteomas represent the most common benign neoplasm of the paranasal sinuses. Rarely, these tumors are symptomatic, and even more rarely, they present with complications including intracranial invasion with pneumocephalus. The surgical management of paranasal sinus osteomas causing intracranial complications, like pneumocephalus, has classically been described with open craniofacial approaches. Here, we discuss the management of a case of pneumocephalus caused by a large fronto-ethmoid osteoma. In this case, surgical management consisted of an entirely endoscopic, endonasal approach using only the left nasal and sinus cavity as the surgical corridor.
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