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Auris, nasus, larynx · Dec 2009
Case ReportsMiddle turbinate osteoma extending into anterior cranial fossa.
- Ahmet Kutluhan, Mehti Salviz, Kazim Bozdemir, Hasan Mervan Değer, Ilke Culha, and Mehmet Faik Ozveren.
- Ankara Atatürk Education and Research Hospital, Department of ENT, Turkey.
- Auris Nasus Larynx. 2009 Dec 1; 36 (6): 702-4.
AbstractMiddle turbinate osteoma is very rare and only two times have been reported before. We reported a 31-year old male presenting middle turbinate osteoma that extending into the anterior cranial fossa, causing pneumocephalus. The osteoma was resected by combining endoscopic sinus surgery with bifrontal craniotomy and the patient was relieved of headaches.
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