A rare case of pneumosinus dilatans of the frontal sinus and review of the literature.
Pneumosinus dilatans is a rare condition of unknown etiology in which there is enlargement of the paranasal sinuses by air, with extension beyond the normal boundaries of bone. The authors present a case of pneumosinus dilatans of the frontal sinus and review the literature.
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Division of Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555-0724, USA.
Wilhelmi
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Warder
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Blackwell
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D000293:Adolescent; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005626:Frontal Sinus / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed