An unusual case of otogenic pneumocephalus.
Otogenic pneumocephalus is a rare entity usually caused by temporal bone trauma. This paper describes a case of otogenic pneumocephalus of traumatic origin, in which the type of the fracture (a bony spicula was detached from the mastoid) and the location (Trautmann's triangle) were uncommon.
Lefantzis
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Department of Otolaryngology, Red Cross Hospital of Athens (Korgialenio-Benakio), Greece.
Triantos
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Vontetsianos
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Dokianakis
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