title: Sinus pericranii: an overview and literature review of a rare cranial venous anomaly (a review of the existing literature with case examples).
abstract: Sinus pericranii is a rare vascular abnormality characterised by abnormal connections between the intra- and extracranial venous systems and is usually found in children. In most instances, a sinus pericranii presents as a soft scalp swelling that appears with the patient in the recumbent position and disappears in the erect position. We review two cases of sinus pericranii presented in adulthood and treated surgically with good outcomes. We have performed a search of the English literature using the PubMed database and reviewed the published cases to date to present an overview of this pathological entity.
authors.affiliation: Victor Horsley Department of Neurosurgery, the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK. Harith.akram@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: Harith
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akram
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Prezerakos
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Haliasos
authors.forename: Dominic
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: O'Donovan
authors.forename: Hu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Low
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003392:Cranial Sinuses / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012535:Scalp / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D020779:Sinus Pericranii / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012886:Skull / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed