Frontal sinus mucocele development in an adult patient with Apert syndrome

J Craniofac Surg. 2013 Jan;24(1):321-3. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e318278209a.

Abstract

Frontal sinus mucoceles may present many years after traumatic injuries or surgical procedures involving the frontal bone, but have been rarely reported after fronto-orbital advancement. We describe a case of frontal sinus mucocele development in a 43-year-old patient with Apert syndrome who underwent fronto-orbital advancement as a child. This was treated with resection and free fibula osteomuscular flap reconstruction. Computer-aided design and manufacturing techniques were used to virtually plan the procedure and guide the osteotomies intraoperatively. Follow-up at 1 year postoperatively revealed no evidence of recurrence.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acrocephalosyndactylia / surgery*
  • Adult
  • Frontal Sinus / pathology*
  • Frontal Sinus / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mucocele / pathology*
  • Mucocele / surgery*
  • Osteotomy
  • Surgery, Computer-Assisted
  • Surgical Flaps