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Frontoethmoidal mucocele with unilateral proptosis: Case series

Afiadigwe EE, Apakama AI, G Obasikene, Obah JU, Nwosu Snn, Afiadigwe EE, Apakama AI, G Obasikene, Obah JU, Nwosu Snn

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Introduction: Mucocele may occur in any of the paranasal sinuses but the frontal sinus is the commonest followed by the ethmoidal sinuses. Frontoethmoidal mucocele is a disfiguring benign condition with good prognosis when treated promptly but associated with both orbital and intracranial complication if neglected. The current treatment of choice is functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) which is still being developed in many low and middle income nations leaving external frontoethmoidectomy as the available treatment of choice.

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Introduction: Mucocele may occur in any of the paranasal sinuses but the frontal sinus is the commonest followed by the ethmoidal sinuses. Frontoethmoidal mucocele is a disfiguring benign condition with good prognosis when treated promptly but associated with both orbital and intracranial complication if neglected. The current treatment of choice is functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) which is still being developed in many low and middle income nations leaving external frontoethmoidectomy as the available treatment of choice.

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Introduction: Mucocele may occur in any of the paranasal sinuses but the frontal sinus is the commonest followed by the ethmoidal sinuses. Frontoethmoidal mucocele is a disfiguring benign condition with good prognosis when treated promptly but associated with both orbital and intracranial complication if neglected. The current treatment of choice is functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) which is still being developed in many low and middle income nations leaving external frontoethmoidectomy as the available treatment of choice.

Key concepts: Mucocele, Frontal sinus, Medicine, Surgery, Sinus (botany), Paranasal sinuses, Endoscopic sinus surgery, Paranasal Sinus Diseases

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