title: Sphenoid sinus barotrauma with intracranial air in sella turcica after diving.
abstract: We report the case of a diver who presented with air in the sella turcica after barotrauma to the sphenoid sinus during an ascent from a dive. To our knowledge, this is the first report of intracranial air after a barotrauma to the sphenoid sinus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland. geir.tryggvason@gmail.com
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tryggvason
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Briem
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Guomundsson
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Einarsdóttir
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000388:Air; D001469:Barotrauma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004242:Diving / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012658:Sella Turcica / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus / Q000293:injuries*