Deformity of the forehead is usually the first clinical presentation of the abnormally large frontal sinus caused by pneumosinus dilatans. We report the diagnosis and surgical treatment of a case. The type of osteotomy we describe is recommended as a method of surgical treatment for this condition when the aesthetic problem is the major complaint.

Pneumosinus dilatans frontalis : a case report / G. De Riu, A. Baj, A. Tullio. - In: EAR, NOSE & THROAT JOURNAL. - ISSN 0145-5613. - 84:12(2005 Dec), pp. 796-799.

Pneumosinus dilatans frontalis : a case report

A. Baj
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2005

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Deformity of the forehead is usually the first clinical presentation of the abnormally large frontal sinus caused by pneumosinus dilatans. We report the diagnosis and surgical treatment of a case. The type of osteotomy we describe is recommended as a method of surgical treatment for this condition when the aesthetic problem is the major complaint.
Osteotomy ; Forehead ; Frontal Sinus ; Dilatation, Pathologic ; Paranasal Sinus Diseases ; Humans ; Adult ; Temporal Bone ; Male
Settore MED/29 - Chirurgia Maxillofacciale
dic-2005
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