title: [Petrous apex cephalocele is a rare disease].
abstract: Petrous apex cephalocele (PAC) is a rare lesion, which represents a herniation from the posteriolateral portion of Meckel's cave into the petrous apex. The pathologic explanation is still unknown. We report a patient with clinical symptoms of facial pain, hearing loss and cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea. A computertomography and a magnetic resonance scan revealed that the symptoms were caused by PAC. The patient was later successfully operated by means of middle fossa approach.
authors: Øre-næse-halsafdelingen, Gentofte Hospital, Niels Andersens Vej 65, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark. harpa_naria@hotmail.com
authors: Harpa Maria
authors: HM
authors: Ingolfsdottir
authors: Pernille
authors: P
authors: Martens
authors: Nicolai
authors: N
authors: Kaltoft
authors: Sven-Erik
authors: SE
authors: Stangerup
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010579:Petrous Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed