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Pneumosinus Dilatans of the Frontal and Ethmoidal Sinuses Revealed by Conscience Disorder and Respiratory Distress: Case Report and Literature Review.
Cureus
February 2024
Intensive Care Unit, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Oujda, MAR.
An abnormal enlargement of the air-filled paranasal sinuses is referred to as pneumosinus dilatans. Typically discovered incidentally through radiological examinations, it infrequently manifests as cosmetic, neurological, ocular, or rhinological pathologies. Thorough evaluation for associated conditions is essential in patients with pneumosinus dilatans, including meningiomas of the anterior skull base or the optic nerve sheath.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBeyond aesthetics: A case report of pneumosinus dilatans frontalis presenting with headache.
Int J Surg Case Rep
February 2024
Otolaryngology Research Center, Department of Otolaryngology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. Electronic address:
Introduction And Importance: The Pneumosinus Dilatans (PSD) Frontalis is an uncommon condition characterized by abnormal enlargement of the aerated frontal sinus with normal thickness sinus walls. The major complication is aesthetics; however, some cases present with sinus obstructive symptoms.
Case Presentation: A 32-year-old male presented with complaints of an asymmetrical protrusion on his forehead, as well as recurrent headaches.
What may surprise a rhinologist in everyday clinical practice: silent sinus syndrome or pneumosinus dilatans/pneumocele? Literature review and own experience.
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol
February 2023
Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Laryngological Oncology in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
Background: The aim of the study was to present rare sinus syndromes known as silent sinus syndrome (SSS) and frontal sinus syndrome with excessive pneumatization and bone defects in the wall (pneumocele). The available literature describing pneumocele cases was reviewed.
Methodology: PubMed and Science Direct databases were searched by two independent reviewers.
Tension pneumocephalus: case report and review.
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg
December 2022
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Texas at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Tension pneumocephalus is a rare complication of frontal sinus fracture or neurosurgical intervention resulting from compression of the brain by entrapped air, leading to seizure, altered mental status, brain herniation, and death. This report presents a case of traumatic tension pneumocephalus associated with an anterior and posterior table frontal sinus fracture in a patient with pneumosinus dilatans and osteogenesis imperfecta.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPneumosinus Dilatans: A Novel Algorithm for its Classification and Management.
J Craniofac Surg
June 2021
The Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY.
Background: Pneumosinus dilatans (PD) is a rare condition in which one or more paranasal sinuses are pathologically hyperaerated. Patients commonly present with an aesthetic complaint, however it has been associated with several serious conditions. The etiology is largely theoretical and the management remains unstandardized, potentially leading to missed diagnoses.
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