Barosinus pneumocele: transient visual loss due to sphenoid sinus pneumocele in a U.S. Air Force pilot

Symptomatic sphenoid sinus pneumoceles are extremely rare. This case presented in a U.S. Air Force aviator who had recurrent left-sided visual loss during ascent in jet aircraft. Computed tomography showed a dehiscent optic nerve within the left sphenoid sinus. Surgical correction included removing...

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Published inAviation, space, and environmental medicine Vol. 66; no. 3; p. 276
Main Authors Bell, A F, Ivan, D J, Munson, R A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.03.1995
Subjects
Adult
Aircraft
Embolism, Air
Humans
Male
Military Personnel
Paranasal Sinus Diseases - complications
Paranasal Sinus Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Polyps - complications
Polyps - diagnostic imaging
Radiography
Sphenoid Sinus - diagnostic imaging
United States
Vision Disorders - etiology
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Summary:Symptomatic sphenoid sinus pneumoceles are extremely rare. This case presented in a U.S. Air Force aviator who had recurrent left-sided visual loss during ascent in jet aircraft. Computed tomography showed a dehiscent optic nerve within the left sphenoid sinus. Surgical correction included removing a mucosal polyp from the sinus ostium. The aviator has since flown 70 sorties without recurrence of symptoms. This entity is named barosinus pneumocele.
ISSN:0095-6562