A Case of Frontal Sinus Mucocele with Exposed Dura |
Moon Sung Kim, MD, Ik Keun Moon, MD, Hyung Seok Lee, MD, and Soon Chul Huh, MD |
Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Han Yang University, Korea |
경뇌막 노출을 동반한 거대한 전두동 점액낭종 치험1예 |
김문성 · 문익근 · 이형석 · 허순철 |
한양대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실 |
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ABSTRACT |
Mucoceles are secreting cysts lined by sinus mucous membrane and enlarged by an accumulation of the products of secretion and desquamation. They occur in relation to the blockage of the natural sinus ostium. The mucoceles are most frequently found in the frontal sinus, but are also found in the other paranasal sinuses. The authers experienced a case of large frontal sinus mucocele with exposed dura. The case was treated with anterior osteoplastic operation and abdominal fat tissue obliteration. The patient's prognosis was excellent, no recurrence evidence, no abnormality. So, we present this case with a brief review of the literature.
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