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An unusual case of otogenic pneumocephalus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

D. Lefantzis ,
S. Triantos ,
H. Vontetsianos  and
G. Dokianakis
D. Lefantzis
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Red Cross Hospital of Athens (Korgialenio-Benakio), Athens, Greece.
S. Triantos
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Red Cross Hospital of Athens (Korgialenio-Benakio), Athens, Greece.
H. Vontetsianos
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Red Cross Hospital of Athens (Korgialenio-Benakio), Athens, Greece.
G. Dokianakis*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Red Cross Hospital of Athens (Korgialenio-Benakio), Athens, Greece.
*
Address for correspondence: George S. Dokianakis, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Red Cross Hospital of Athens (Korgialenio-Benakio), Athens, Greece. Fax: 01 69 10 263
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Abstract

Otogenic pneumocephalus is a rare entity usually caused by temporal bone trauma. This paper describes a case of otogenic pneumocephalus of traumatic origin, in which the type of the fracture (a bony spicula was detached from the mastoid) and the location (Trautmann's triangle) were uncommon.

Keywords

PneumocephalusTemporal boneInjuries, non-penetrating
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 112 , Issue 12 , December 1998 , pp. 1179 - 1180
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1998

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