Delayed tension pneumocephalus and mucocele caused by nasal mucosa insertion into the cranial cavity: a report on histopathological considerations

BMJ Case Rep. 2024 Jul 12;17(7):e259266. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2023-259266.

Authors

Kohji Otani^{1

2}, Kazuhiro Omura³, Shinya Takaishi², Nobuyoshi Otori²

Affiliations

¹ Otorhinolaryngology, Saku Central Hospital Advanced Care Center, Saku, Nagano, Japan.
² Otorhinolaryngology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
³ Otorhinolaryngology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan [email protected].

PMID: 39002954
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2023-259266

No abstract available

Keywords: Ear, nose and throat/otolaryngology; Neurosurgery; Otolaryngology / ENT; Radiology.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Humans
Mucocele* / diagnostic imaging
Mucocele* / pathology
Nasal Mucosa* / pathology
Pneumocephalus* / diagnostic imaging
Pneumocephalus* / etiology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed