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An Unusual Presentation of Frontal Bony Defect with Pneumocephalus and its Management in an Elderly Patient  Shih-Tong Chen, Hung-Ching Lin, Jon-Kway.

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1 An Unusual Presentation of Frontal Bony Defect with Pneumocephalus and its Management in an Elderly Patient  Shih-Tong Chen, Hung-Ching Lin, Jon-Kway Huang, Ying-Piao Wang  International Journal of Gerontology  Volume 9, Issue 1, Pages (March 2015) DOI: /j.ijge Copyright © Terms and Conditions

2 Fig. 1 Computed tomography reveals a focal bony defect (8 mm × 12 mm) of the superolateral wall of the left frontal sinus with pneumocephalus. International Journal of Gerontology 2015 9, 54-56DOI: ( /j.ijge ) Copyright © Terms and Conditions

3 Fig. 2 (A) A frontal bony defect was discovered during surgery. The defect is covered by fascia lata graft, and the frontal sinus is partially obliterated by fat tissue. (B) Seven months after the surgery, the bony defect has repaired well and no obvious defect is noted by sinuscope. International Journal of Gerontology 2015 9, 54-56DOI: ( /j.ijge ) Copyright © Terms and Conditions

4 Fig. 3 Computed tomography scan 12 months after the surgery reveals no pneumoencephalous. International Journal of Gerontology 2015 9, 54-56DOI: ( /j.ijge ) Copyright © Terms and Conditions


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