Aguilar SJA, Pirrón LJA

Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT

Mucoceles are benign, expansible but locally destructive lesions that occur when entrapped mucosa secretes mucus into a confined space, causing progressive expansion. The frontal sinus has a greater propensity for mucocele formation due to its own epithelium characteristics. The entrapped, static secretions within mucoceles may become infected resulting in a mucopyocele. There are several surgical procedures for the management of these lesions, including external (as the one presented in this case) and endoscopic approaches. Literature is reviewed taking as guideline the case from a 56 year-old female patient with a frontal mucopyocele (secondary to a previous neurosurgical procedure) and who was managed with an osteoplastic approach and obliteration with a free fat graft.

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