[The silent sinus syndrome].
The silent sinus syndrome is a very infrequent pathology. It is described as an enophthalmos secondary to collapse and opacification of maxillary sinus without presenting sinus or nasal symptoms. Osteomeatal complex obstruction is the triggering physiopathologic factor. The clinical symptoms and imaging findings lead to the diagnosis. The treatment consists in restoring sinus ventilation and, if necessary, correcting the orbital floor. We report a case of a woman who was diagnosed and treated because of this entity in our hospital.
Borràs Perera
Montserrat
M
Servicio de Otorrinolaringología y Patología Cérvico-Facial. Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova. Facultad de Medicina. Universitat de Lleida. Lleida. España. orl@arnau.scs.es
Palomar Asenjo
Víctor
V
Soteras Ollé
Josep
J
Fortuny Llanses
Joan Carles
JC
Palomar García
Víctor
V
D015841:Enophthalmos / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009298:Nasal Polyps / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed