Intracranial aeroceles as a complication of frontal sinus osteoma.
A case of an intracerebral aerocele as a complication of an osteoma in the frontal sinus is reported. The patient had been investigated 7 years earlier for three episodes of idiopathic nocturnal epilepsy. Roentgenograms of the skull at that time showed the presence of a small osteoma within the frontal sinus. Removal of the osteoma was undertaken via a bifrontal approach and repair to the dural defect was made with a temporalis fascia graft. Postoperatively, the patient made a good recovery but developed frequent focal left hemisphere epilepsy. It is our view that sinus osteomas that are incidentally found should be removed before complications arise.
D000328:Adult; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000150:complications; D005626:Frontal Sinus; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010016:Osteoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011007:Pneumocephalus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013396:Suction; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed