title: Unilateral isolated abducens nerve paralysis: an unexpected complication of frontal mucocele.
abstract: Although paranasal sinus mucoceles are benign lesions, they are important because of the destruction they form in the bone structure in sinus wall. They are observed most frequently in frontal sinus; especially at this location, they may cause serious pathologic lesions in the neighboring structures as the orbit and cranium. Paranasal sinus mucoceles can be treated with open or closed endoscopic surgical methods. In this article, we present an unexpected complication of frontal mucocele, abducens nerve paralysis, and its treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Zonguldak Karaelmas University Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak, Turkey. rifatkarli@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Rrat
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Karli
authors.forename: Fahri Halit
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Beşir
authors.forename: Lokman
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Uzun
mesh_terms: D020434:Abducens Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004724:Endoscopy; D005626:Frontal Sinus / Q000473:pathology*; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009078:Mucocele / Q000150:complications*; D015835:Ocular Motility Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D013492:Suppuration; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents