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1Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, St Michael's Hospital, Bristol, UK. sburrows@doctors.org.uk
Objective:
We report a unique case of a mucocele of a pneumatised uncinate process.
Method:
Clinical, radiological and intra-operative findings are presented.
Results:
A 43-year-old woman was referred to our ENT department suffering from persistent symptoms of left-sided sinusitis. Although an initial computed tomography scan suggested a lacrimal duct mass, dacrocystography showed free flow through the nasolacrimal duct. The patient underwent surgery, revealing a mucocele within a pneumatised uncinate process.
Conclusion:
This patient's clinical, radiological and intra-operative findings illustrate how variations in sinus anatomy can pose a diagnostic challenge.
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