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Sinus pericranii

MedGen UID:
120580
Concept ID:
C0266494
Congenital Abnormality
Synonym: Sinus Pericranii
SNOMED CT: Sinus pericranii (50751005)

Definition

Rare vascular anomaly involving a communication between the intracranial and extracranial venous circulation via diploe, the central spongy layer of cranial bone. It is often characterized by dilated venous structures on the scalp due to abnormal drainage from the intracranial venous sinuses. Sinus pericranii can be congenital or traumatic in origin. [from MeSH]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Pavanello M, Melloni I, Antichi E, Severino M, Ravegnani M, Piatelli G, Cama A, Rossi A, Gandolfo C
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2015 Jan;15(1):60-70. doi: 10.3171/2014.9.PEDS13641. PMID: 25360854

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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Pavanello M, Melloni I, Antichi E, Severino M, Ravegnani M, Piatelli G, Cama A, Rossi A, Gandolfo C
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2015 Jan;15(1):60-70. doi: 10.3171/2014.9.PEDS13641. PMID: 25360854
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Diagnosis

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Therapy

Paiva ARA, Monteiro EMR, Nogueira TS, Oliveira MC, Campos PF, Silva RCCA
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol 2023 Sep-Oct;89(5):101305. Epub 2023 Aug 17 doi: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2023.101305. PMID: 37634406Free PMC Article
Sun Y, Wang B, Wang H
Childs Nerv Syst 2023 Jun;39(6):1679-1683. Epub 2023 Feb 3 doi: 10.1007/s00381-023-05864-w. PMID: 36732379
Park SC, Kim SK, Cho BK, Kim HJ, Kim JE, Phi JH, Kim IO, Wang KC
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2009 Dec;4(6):536-42. doi: 10.3171/2009.7.PEDS0994. PMID: 19951040
Mahindu AJ, Guazzo EG
J Clin Neurosci 2009 Dec;16(12):1686-7. Epub 2009 Sep 30 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2009.03.032. PMID: 19796951
Drosou A, Benjamin L, Linfante I, Mallin K, Trowers A, Wakhloo AK, Thaller SR, Schachner LA
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Prognosis

Manjila S, Bazil T, Thomas M, Mani S, Kay M, Udayasankar U
Neurosurg Focus 2018 Jul;45(1):E9. doi: 10.3171/2018.5.FOCUS18107. PMID: 29961384
Pavanello M, Melloni I, Antichi E, Severino M, Ravegnani M, Piatelli G, Cama A, Rossi A, Gandolfo C
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2015 Jan;15(1):60-70. doi: 10.3171/2014.9.PEDS13641. PMID: 25360854
Aburto-Murrieta Y, Bonifacio-Delgadillo D, Balderrama Bañares J, Zenteno Castellanos MA
Vasc Endovascular Surg 2011 Jan;45(1):103-5. Epub 2010 Aug 31 doi: 10.1177/1538574410379658. PMID: 20810404
San Millán Ruíz D, Gailloud P
Childs Nerv Syst 2010 Oct;26(10):1395-406. Epub 2010 Aug 12 doi: 10.1007/s00381-010-1253-4. PMID: 20703485
Wang HC, Ma YB, Duan ZX, Zhang H, Li ZX
Int J Neurosci 2009;119(12):2262-73. doi: 10.3109/00207450903165569. PMID: 19916855

Clinical prediction guides

Fujino S, Enokizono M, Ihara S, Kono T, Miyama S
BMC Neurol 2022 Aug 25;22(1):316. doi: 10.1186/s12883-022-02764-5. PMID: 36008788Free PMC Article
Almujaiwel N, Alsager G, Almubarak AO, Ajlan A
World Neurosurg 2020 Jul;139:238-241. Epub 2020 Apr 21 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.04.081. PMID: 32330617
Manjila S, Bazil T, Thomas M, Mani S, Kay M, Udayasankar U
Neurosurg Focus 2018 Jul;45(1):E9. doi: 10.3171/2018.5.FOCUS18107. PMID: 29961384
Pavanello M, Melloni I, Antichi E, Severino M, Ravegnani M, Piatelli G, Cama A, Rossi A, Gandolfo C
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2015 Jan;15(1):60-70. doi: 10.3171/2014.9.PEDS13641. PMID: 25360854
San Millán Ruíz D, Gailloud P
Childs Nerv Syst 2010 Oct;26(10):1395-406. Epub 2010 Aug 12 doi: 10.1007/s00381-010-1253-4. PMID: 20703485

Recent systematic reviews

Fiaschi P, Bue EL, Ceraudo M, Secci F, Tortora D, Piatelli G, Severino M, Gandolfo C, Vercellino N, Pavanello M
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2022 Aug;219:107334. Epub 2022 Jun 9 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2022.107334. PMID: 35738119
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J Am Acad Dermatol 2017 Mar;76(3):478-487. Epub 2016 Oct 11 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2016.08.046. PMID: 27742172

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