Excessive Paranasal Sinuses and Mastoid Aeration as a Possible Cause of Chronic Headache

Abstract

See, stats, and : https : / / www . researchgate . net / publication / 259462797 Excessive Aeration Headache Article DOI : 10 . 1155 / 2013 / 836064 : PubMed CITATION 1 READS 802 5 , including : Panagiotis 251 18 SEE Jiannis University 74 SEE Vada 9 SEE George Central 31 SEE All. The . All - text and , letting . The objective of this case report is to present a patient with chronic headache who was diagnosed with excessive aeration of all paranasal sinuses and mastoid air cells using computed tomography imaging . The volume and linear measurements of all of the cavities revealed values greater than the greatest values reported in the literature . To date , this is the second reported case of excessive enlargement of all paranasal sinuses and the first which includes the enlargement of the mastoid air cells . No surgical intervention was required for the patient , but in similar cases , with more severe symptoms , surgical treatment is a challenge for the surgeon and may mandate a multidisciplinary approach .