Rapid Improvement of Cranial Neuropathies after Endoscopic Resection of Sphenoid Sinus Mucocele

ABSTRACT

Sinus mucoceles are benign, slowly enlarging, mucous-secreting, cystic lesions whose expansile growth may lead to compressive neuropathies. We present the case of a 70-year-old woman with a long-standing history of headaches and progressive ocular neuropathy who underwent an endoscopic resection of a large sphenoid sinus mucocele resulting in immediate improvement of her neurological symptoms. The endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal approach offers a minimally invasive method to manage and treat symptomatic sinus mucoceles.

KEYWORDS

Endoscopy - paranasal mucocele - endonasal approach - minimally invasive

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