Figure 1. A: CT scan showing the communication between the mastoid cavity and the posterior fossa; B: Intraoperative image of a mastoidectomy showing the communication between mastoid air cells and the posterior fossa (A); C: occlusion with a temporal muscle pedicled flap; D: Six months after surgery: closure of the communication, occlusion of the mastoid and middle ear (A) and absorption of the pneumocephalus (B).
Autor (es) del artículo de origen:
Fabio Augusto Rabello1; Eduardo Tanaka Massuda2; Jose Antonio Apparecido de Oliveira3; Miguel Angelo Hyppolito4