Sphenoid sinus barotrauma after free diving

Sphenoid sinus barotrauma after free diving

Abstract We report 2 cases of a 29- and a 37-year-old male patient both having sphenoid sinus barotrauma associated with free diving at about 12-m depth. A unilateral occupation of the sphenoid sinus was revealed in both cases by computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging examination of the...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of otolaryngology 2011-03, Vol.32 (2), p.159-161
Hauptverfasser: Bourolias, Constantinos, MD, Gkotsis, Antonios, MD
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Antibiotics
Barotrauma - diagnostic imaging
Barotrauma - etiology
Biological and medical sciences
Cold remedies
Diving - injuries
Headaches
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Nose
Occupational diseases
Otolaryngology
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Pain
Sinuses
Sphenoid Sinus - diagnostic imaging
Sphenoid Sinus - injuries
Surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract We report 2 cases of a 29- and a 37-year-old male patient both having sphenoid sinus barotrauma associated with free diving at about 12-m depth. A unilateral occupation of the sphenoid sinus was revealed in both cases by computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging examination of the paranasal sinuses.
ISSN:0196-0709
1532-818X
DOI:10.1016/j.amjoto.2009.10.005