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Mucocele of a pneumatised uncinate process: first reported case

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 January 2011

S A Burrows
S A Burrows*
Affiliation:
Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, St Michael's Hospital, Bristol, UK
*
Address for correspondence: Mr S Burrows, 44 Countess Wear Road, Countess Wear, Exeter EX2 6LR, UK E-mail: sburrows@doctors.org.uk
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Abstract

Objective:

We report a unique case of a mucocele of a pneumatised uncinate process.

Method:

Clinical, radiological and intra-operative findings are presented.

Results:

A 43-year-old woman was referred to our ENT department suffering from persistent symptoms of left-sided sinusitis. Although an initial computed tomography scan suggested a lacrimal duct mass, dacrocystography showed free flow through the nasolacrimal duct. The patient underwent surgery, revealing a mucocele within a pneumatised uncinate process.

Conclusion:

This patient's clinical, radiological and intra-operative findings illustrate how variations in sinus anatomy can pose a diagnostic challenge.

Keywords

Uncinate ProcessParanasal SinusesEthmoidMucocele
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 125 , Issue 6 , June 2011 , pp. 635 - 637
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2011

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Footnotes

Presented as a poster at the British Rhinological Society, 24 May 2008, Liver pool, UK

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