Silent sinus syndrome due to a maxillary mucocele

Silent sinus syndrome due to a maxillary mucocele

Abstract Silent sinus syndrome is a rare clinical condition in which patients present with spontaneous enophthalmos and hypoglobus secondary to collapse of orbital floor due to chronic subclinical maxillary sinusitis. It is postulated that obstruction of the osteomeatal complex lead to negative antr...

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Veröffentlicht in:Auris, nasus, larynx nasus, larynx, 2008-06, Vol.35 (2), p.285-287
Hauptverfasser: Tan, Tee Yong, Shashinder, Singh, Subrayan, Viswaraja, Krishnan, Gopala
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Chronic maxillary sinusitis
Diplopia - etiology
Enophthalmos - etiology
Enopthalmos
Humans
Hypoglobus
Male
Maxillary Diseases - complications
Maxillary Diseases - diagnosis
Mucocele - complications
Mucocele - diagnosis
Otolaryngology
Silent sinus syndrome
Syndrome
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Silent sinus syndrome is a rare clinical condition in which patients present with spontaneous enophthalmos and hypoglobus secondary to collapse of orbital floor due to chronic subclinical maxillary sinusitis. It is postulated that obstruction of the osteomeatal complex lead to negative antrum pressure which causes the maxillary sinus atelectasis.
ISSN:0385-8146
1879-1476
DOI:10.1016/j.anl.2007.04.008