Surgical Correction of an Extensive Skull Base Defect as a Result of Pneumocele

J Craniofac Surg. 2016 Jan;27(1):163-5. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000002315.

Abstract

Pneumocele is a condition involving the pathologic expansion of paranasal sinuses with corresponding bony erosion of the skull base. Extensive pneumocele can lead to pneumocephalus, especially in patients with long-term cerebrospinal fluid shunts. Here, the authors present a case of pneumocele in an adult with a history of congenital hydrocephalus managed with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. The patient underwent reconstruction of a posterior table defect with a pericranial flap followed by frontal sinus obliteration with abdominal fat.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Frontal Sinus / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Hydrocephalus / surgery
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Paranasal Sinus Diseases / surgery*
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures / methods*
  • Pneumocephalus / surgery*
  • Skull Base / surgery*
  • Surgical Flaps / surgery
  • Syringomyelia / surgery
  • Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt