Bilateral frontal sinus pericranii with an intratabular course. A case report.
Sinus pericranii is a rare venous anomaly, representing a transosseous connection between the intracranial venous system and the epicranial venous system. We present an unusual case of bilateral frontal sinus pericranii in a 12-year-old boy, with associated lacrimation. Instead of the usual short bridging vein between the intra- and extracranial venous circulation, in our case the veins connecting the superior sagittal sinus and the left superior ophthalmic/orbital vein coursed intratabularly over a distance of several centimeters. To our knowledge, such a course has not previously been reported in literature.
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Radiology Department, Leiden University Medical Center; Leiden, The Netherlands. b.schenk@lumc.nl
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D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002550:Cerebral Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009915:Orbit / Q000098:blood supply; D054063:Superior Sagittal Sinus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed