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Title: |
SPHENOID SINUS MUCOCELE WITH UNILATERAL BLINDNESS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Authors: | NUPUR KAPOOR NERURKAR, MS(ENT), DORL, RENUKA BRADOO, MS(ENT), DORL, SUJATA MURANJAN, MS(ENT), DNB, MILIND KHARE, MBBS, DORL | ||||||||||||||||||
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Mucoceles of the sphenoid sinus are rare and may frequently remain undiagnosed
until symptoms due to compression of
surrounding structures set in. In such cases, the optic nerve, because of its
close proximity to the sphenoid sinus, is at risk, and pressure
exerted by the mucocele may result in visual impairment. A case of a sphenoid
sinus mucocele with sudden-onset unilateral blindness
as the only presenting symptom has been described. Early diagnosis and prompt
surgical intervention enabled the vision to be restored
completely.
(Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2004;113:294-296.) |
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| Keywords: | blindness, mucocele, sphenoid sinus | ||||||||||||||||||
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