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ArticleHeliyon2024

Sphenoidal pneumosinus dilatans associated compressive optic neuropathy: A case series of four adolescent patients.

Xuejun Zhou, Quangang Xu, Buhuan Zhang, Yongzhe Liu, Xinying Liu, Songfeng Wang, ShiMing Yang, Xiaolu Wang

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Article in Heliyon, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Xuejun ZhouDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The First Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
Quangang XuCollege of Ophthalmology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Chinese PLA Medical School, Beijing 100853, China.
Buhuan ZhangDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, The Third Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
Yongzhe LiuDepartment of Anesthesiology, The Third Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
Xinying LiuDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The Third Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
Songfeng WangThe First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
ShiMing YangDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The First Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
Xiaolu WangCollege of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Chinese PLA Medical School, Beijing 100853, China.

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Abstract

Visual impairment caused by pneumosinus dilatans (PSD) among adolescents is a rare condition, which is associated with a high blinding rate due to the lack of clinical manifestations and effective treatment. The use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) may be helpful in diagnosis of PSD, and the endoscopic transnasal optic nerve decompression (ETOND) can improve the vision of PSD patients with visual impairments. This case series report detailing the diagnosis and treatment of visual impairments caused by PSD has improved clinicians' understanding of this disease and helped reduce misdiagnoses and missed diagnoses. This article also highlighted the efficacy of this less invasive technique in managing optic nerve compression caused by sphenoidal pneumosinus dilatans (SPSD) in pediatric patients. In addition, this report proposed a novel aspect to explore the etiology of PSD and suggested the significance of proper terminology use when describing different PSD conditions, as well as possible future mechanisms explorations.

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AdolescentsEndoscopic decompressionEndoscopic transnasal optic nerve decompressionPneumosinus dilatansRare conditionSphenoidal pneumosinus dilatans

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