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Published on: July 5, 2011
[Paresthesia after climbing-a rare case of a clival mucocele]
Mathias Santschi1, Maria Kyriakou2, Simona Negoias2
1Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Klinik, Universitätsspital Basel, Petersgraben 4, 4031, Basel, Schweiz. msantschi@hin.ch.
Abstract:
We describe an extremely rare case of a clival mucocele and complement the case report with a literature review. A 30-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with unclear neurologic symptoms after bouldering and left-sided hyposensitivity in her face and radial surface of the forearm. Magnetic resonance imaging was suspicious of a clival mucocele, which was confirmed in computed tomography. Endoscopic drainage of the mucocele was undertaken, after which the patient recovered fully.
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