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Marcolini TR, Safraider MC, Socher JA, et al. Differential diagnosis and treatment of isolated pathologies of the sphenoid sinus: retrospective study of 46 cases. Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2015;19(2):124-9doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1397337.
Marcolini, T. R., Safraider, M. C., Socher, J. A., & Lucena, G. O. (2015). Differential diagnosis and treatment of isolated pathologies of the sphenoid sinus: retrospective study of 46 cases. International archives of otorhinolaryngology, 19(2), 124-9. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0034-1397337
Marcolini, Thomas Ribeiro, et al. "Differential diagnosis and treatment of isolated pathologies of the sphenoid sinus: retrospective study of 46 cases." International archives of otorhinolaryngology vol. 19,2 (2015): 124-9. doi: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0034-1397337
Marcolini TR, Safraider MC, Socher JA, Lucena GO. Differential diagnosis and treatment of isolated pathologies of the sphenoid sinus: retrospective study of 46 cases. Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2015 Apr;19(2):124-9. doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1397337. Epub 2015 Jan 28. PMID: 25992167; PMCID: PMC4399171.
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Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2015 Apr;19(2):124-9. doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1397337. Epub 2015 Jan 28.

Differential diagnosis and treatment of isolated pathologies of the sphenoid sinus: retrospective study of 46 cases.

International archives of otorhinolaryngology

Thomas Ribeiro Marcolini, Maryane Cristine Safraider, Jan Alessandro Socher, Guilherme Olinto Lucena

Affiliations

  1. Department of Medicine, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Blumenau, SC, Brazil.
  2. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Blumenau, SC, Brazil.
  3. Department of Medicine, Faculdade Evangélica do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.

PMID: 25992167 PMCID: PMC4399171 DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1397337

Abstract

Introduction Isolated disease of the sphenoid is rare and has often been overlooked due to its remote location and difficult access. Objective A retrospective study of the main causes of isolated sphenoid sinus diseases with discussion of the most appropriate methods of diagnosis and treatment. Methods A total of 46 cases of isolated sphenoid disease treated between January 2008 and December 2013 were evaluated by objective ear, nose, and throat examination and video endoscopy, computed tomography of the paranasal sinuses, and, in some cases, magnetic resonance imaging. In each case, we decided between drug and/or endoscopic treatment. Results We identified 12 cases of isolated sphenoiditis (26.1%), 3 cases of fungal sphenoiditis (6.5%), 3 cases of sphenochoanal polyps (6.5%), 22 cases of mucocele (47.8%), 2 cases of cerebrospinal fluid leak (4.3%), and 1 case each of meningoencephalocele (2.1%), inverted papilloma (2.1%), fibrous dysplasia (2.1%), and squamous cell carcinoma (2.1%). Conclusion A prevalence of inflammatory and infectious diseases was found, and endoscopic surgery for the sphenoid sinus approach is effective in treating various diseases of the isolated sphenoid, whether complicated or not.

Keywords: cerebrospinal fluid leak; paranasal sinus neoplasms; paranasal sinuses; sphenoid sinus; sphenoid sinusitis

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