A rare case of pneumosinus dilatans of the frontal sinus and review of theliterature

Authors
Appelt, EA Wilhelmi, BJ Warder, DE Blackwell, SJ
Citation
Ea. Appelt et al., A rare case of pneumosinus dilatans of the frontal sinus and review of theliterature, ANN PL SURG, 43(6), 1999, pp. 653-656
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
ANNALS OF PLASTIC SURGERY
ISSN journal
01487043 → ACNP
Volume
43
Issue
6
Year of publication
1999
Pages
653 - 656
Database
ISI
SICI code
0148-7043(199912)43:6<653:ARCOPD>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Pneumosinus dilatans is a rare condition of unknown etiology in which there is enlargement of the paranasal sinuses by air, with extension beyond the normal boundaries of bone, The authors present a case of pneumosinus dilata ns of the frontal sinus end review the literature.