Compartmentalized maxillary sinus mucocele.
A rare case of compartmentalized maxillary sinus mucocele 12 years after a Caldwell-Luc operation is reported. The two separate mucoceles were drained intranasally by endoscopic sinus surgery. The clinical features of this mucocele are presented and the incidence, presentation and theories on formation of post-operative mucoceles are reviewed.
Tsang
R K
RK
Department of Surgery, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong.
Woo
J K
JK
van Hasselt
C A
CA
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D009078:Mucocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed