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Article: Bilaterally exposed carotid arteries after drainage of a sphenoid sinus mucocele.(Rhinoscopic Clinic)
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- Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
- Article date:
- February 1, 2005
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A 27-year-old man presented with a several-month history of headaches. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed the presence of a 3.7 x 3.9 x 4.2-cm mass within an expanded sphenoid sinus. The mass was mildly hyperintense on T1-weighted imaging, hypointense on T2-weighted imaging, and did not enhance with gadolinium administration. Bone was noted to be thinned but not invaded, the pituitary gland was displaced superiorly, and the anterior brainstem was flattened. The mass, which was consistent with a mucocele, surrounded the carotid arteries.
Accordingly, the patient was taken to the operating room, where he underwent image-guided sphenoidotomy with drainage and ...