Entrapment of the Basilar Artery into the Sphenoid Sinus, With CSF Fistula, without Ischaemic Stroke: A Case Report

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Laíse Ramos Neri Bruno Siqueira Campos Lopes Jorge Luís Wollstein Moritz Lázaro Luís Faria do Amaral Christiane Monteiro de Siqueira Campos

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Laíse Ramos Neri
Neuroradiology Department, BP Medicina Diagnóstica - Hospital da Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

A B S T R A C T

The basilar artery herniation into the sphenoid sinus secondary to skull base fracture is a rare condition. There have been few cases described worldwide. This entity carries a potential risk of basilar artery stenosis or occlusion, resulting in ischaemia and infarction of the brainstem and cerebellum. Images study such as computed tomography (CT) and MRI plays a crucial role in diagnosing this condition. We report a rare case that shows entrapment of the basilar artery into the sphenoid sinus, after a traumatic skull base fracture, without infarction of the brainstem and cerebellum, with CSF fistula.

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Case Report

Publication history

Received: Mon 13, Jul 2020
Accepted: Wed 29, Jul 2020
Published: Fri 07, Aug 2020

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© 2023 Laíse Ramos Neri. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.RDI.2020.03.01