Sinus pericranii

J Craniofac Surg. 1998 Jan;9(1):3-10. doi: 10.1097/00001665-199801000-00003.

Abstract

Sinus pericranii is an anomalous extracranial vascular malformation that is in continuity with the intracranial dural venous sinuses. Five case reports, three congenital and two traumatic, are described. Clinical management, including evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment, is discussed. Awareness of this entity by plastic surgeons will allow for earlier diagnosis and appropriate surgical management, resulting in decreased risk of complications.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Arteriovenous Malformations / diagnosis
  • Arteriovenous Malformations / etiology*
  • Arteriovenous Malformations / surgery
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cranial Sinuses / abnormalities*
  • Cranial Sinuses / diagnostic imaging
  • Cranial Sinuses / pathology
  • Cranial Sinuses / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Periosteum / blood supply*
  • Periosteum / diagnostic imaging
  • Periosteum / pathology
  • Recurrence
  • Reoperation
  • Scalp / blood supply*
  • Scalp / diagnostic imaging
  • Scalp / pathology
  • Skull / blood supply*
  • Skull / diagnostic imaging
  • Skull / pathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed