Mucocele in a pneumatized pterygoid process, challenging case managed by endoscopic surgery

Younes Steffens; Serge-daniel Lebon; Normunds rungevics-kiselovs; Jamal Aitichou; Mihaela Horoi

doi:10.22541/au.163253171.10796217/v1

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Mucocele in a pneumatized pterygoid process, challenging case managed by endoscopic surgery

Younes Steffens,
Serge-daniel Lebon,
Normunds rungevics-kiselovs,
Jamal Aitichou,
Mihaela Horoi

Abstract

We report the first published case of a mucocele found in a pneumatized pterygoid process (PPP) managed by endonasal endoscopic surgery. This case report highlights the difficulties that can arise from PPP during functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) as the one encountered here