Bilateral frontal sinus pericranii with an intratabular course. A case report

Interv Neuroradiol. 2010 Jun;16(2):179-82. doi: 10.1177/159101991001600210. Epub 2010 Jul 19.

Abstract

Sinus pericranii is a rare venous anomaly, representing a transosseous connection between the intracranial venous system and the epicranial venous system. We present an unusual case of bilateral frontal sinus pericranii in a 12-year-old boy, with associated lacrimation. Instead of the usual short bridging vein between the intra- and extracranial venous circulation, in our case the veins connecting the superior sagittal sinus and the left superior ophthalmic/orbital vein coursed intratabularly over a distance of several centimeters. To our knowledge, such a course has not previously been reported in literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angiography, Digital Subtraction
  • Cerebral Angiography*
  • Cerebral Veins / abnormalities*
  • Cerebral Veins / diagnostic imaging*
  • Child
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Orbit / blood supply
  • Superior Sagittal Sinus / abnormalities*
  • Superior Sagittal Sinus / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed