An unusual case of otogenic pneumocephalus

Citation
D. Lefantzis et al., An unusual case of otogenic pneumocephalus, J LARYNG OT, 112(12), 1998, pp. 1179-1180
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Otolaryngology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY
ISSN journal
00222151 → ACNP
Volume
112
Issue
12
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1179 - 1180
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2151(199812)112:12<1179:AUCOOP>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Otogenic pneumocephalus is a rare entity usually caused by temporal bone tr auma. This paper describes a case of otogenic pneumocephalus of traumatic o rigin, in which the type of the fracture (a bony spicula was detached from the mastoid) and the location (Trautmann's triangle) were uncommon.