Craniocervical fractures management in case of craniocervical pneumatization: case report and review of the literature
| Autor: | Aikaterini Fitsiori, Gianpaolo Jannelli, Karl Lothard Schaller, Alessandro Moiraghi, Alberto Delaidelli, Enrico Tessitore |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Valsalva Maneuver Eustachian tube 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging Fractures Bone 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Temporal bone medicine Nose Neuroradiology Skull Base medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Interventional radiology Radiography Skull medicine.anatomical_structure Occipital Bone Etiology Surgery Neurology (clinical) Radiology Neurosurgery business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Acta Neurochirurgica. 163:2279-2288 |
| ISSN: | 0942-0940 0001-6268 |
| Popis: | Extensive craniocervical pneumatization (CCP) refers to an abnormal pneumatization extended from the temporal bone into adjacent bone structures, especially the skull base and the craniocervical junction. The etiology remains controversial; however several studies reported a correlation with recurrent Valsalva maneuvers or Eustachian tube dysfunction. Although some cases requiring surgical treatment have been reported, conservative treatment remains the gold standard. The authors aimed to describe a case of CCP, complicated by a spontaneous fracture of a pneumatized left occipital condyle. Furthermore, they reviewed all previously reported cases of fractures in CCP in order to propose a standardized approach to this pathology. A total of 148 studies were retrieved. Of those, 23 studies (including 26 patients in addition to our case) were included in the review. These studies consisted of case reports or small case series (up to 3 patients). In 3 patients (11.1%), bone pneumatization involved C0; all remaining patients had both C0 and C1 pneumatization, while in 7 cases (25.9%), an extension to C2 and/or C3 was reported. Radiological follow-up was performed in 20 patients (74.1%), showing in all of the cases either stability (6 patients, 22.2%), improvement, or complete resolution (6 patients, 22.2% vs 8 patients, 29.7%). Two patients underwent surgical intervention. This review suggests that fractures secondary to CCP are extremely rare and are associated to a good clinical and radiological outcome with conservative treatment. Ear, nose, and throat (ENT) evaluation is recommended to detect cases who need treatment for a subjacent middle ear disease. |
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