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ArticleJournal of radiology case reports2020

Spontaneous Unilateral Intrasphenoidal Meningocele.

Roger Rozzi, Jessica Behringer, Ademola Obajuluwa, Michael Wilczynski

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Article in Journal of radiology case reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Roger RozziDepartment of Radiology, Franciscan Health Olympia Fields, Olympia Fields, IL, USA.
Jessica BehringerDepartment of Radiology, Franciscan Health Olympia Fields, Olympia Fields, IL, USA.
Ademola ObajuluwaDepartment of Radiology, Franciscan Health Olympia Fields, Olympia Fields, IL, USA.
Michael WilczynskiDepartment of Radiology, Franciscan Health Olympia Fields, Olympia Fields, IL, USA.
Franciscan Health · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The sphenoid sinus is an uncommon location for protrusion of a meningocele. When this does occur, it nearly always presents with leakage of cerebrospinal fluid through the nasal cavity. We present a case of a 38-year-old female found to have a meningocele protruding into the left sphenoid sinus, who presented with intractable headache but no CSF rhinorrhea. The lesion was discovered on computed tomography angiography, which was performed in order to rule out intracranial pathology as the etiology of her headache. Prior imaging, including pre- and post-contrast MRI, demonstrated the fluid within the sphenoid sinus, but did not reveal the communication through a defect in the base of the skull. Thus, it was assumed to be strictly related to sinus disease in the past. Our case represents a phenomenon whereby meningoceles protruding through the basilar skull into the sphenoid sinus or any other location are potentially misdiagnosed due to poor visualization of the osseous defect and lack of awareness of this entity.

Indexed as

AdultComputed Tomography AngiographyFemaleHeadacheHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMeningoceleNauseaPhotophobiaSphenoid SinusVision DisordersVomitingComputed Tomography AngiographyEndoscopic Endonasal RepairIntrasphenoidalMeningoceleMeningoencephaloceleSphenoid SinusSternberg Canal

Identifiers

PMID33088417
PMCPMC7535999
OpenAlexW3081794337

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