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J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg 2013; 74(S 01): e166-e169
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1333423
Case Report
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Sinus Pericranii in the Left Frontal Region Involving the Superior Eyelid: A Case Report

Gordan Grahovac
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia
,
Prajwal Rajappa
2   Department of Neurological Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, United States
,
Milorad Vilendecic
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia
,
Rado Zic
3   Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Clinical Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia
,
Smiljka Lambasa
4   Department of Pathology, Clinical Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia
,
Stefan Prgomet
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia
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05 August 2012

20 October 2012

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20 February 2013 (online)

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Abstract

Background Sinus pericranii is a rare asymptomatic communication between the intracranial and extracranial venous drainage pathways. The venous flow in this condition circulates through abnormal dilated veins in both directions.

Patient/Methods We describe an unusual location of an accessory sinus pericranii that involved the left frontal bone along with the superior orbital rim and the upper eyelid, with special focus on therapy.

Results The patient did not have any complication during the first and second surgery. Final outcome was excellent. The patient did not show any evidence of disease recurrence 1 year after the surgery.

Conclusion We propose a multidisciplinary approach in the treatment of such lesions with a two-step surgery. Excision of the sinus pericranii is possible if the sinus pericranii is not a major venous outflow channel of the brain, which can be evaluated by angiography.

Keywords

sinus pericranii - orbit - eyelid - dural sinus - vascular tissue
 

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