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. 2023 Sep-Oct;89(5):101305.
doi: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2023.101305. Epub 2023 Aug 17.

Sinus pericranii: a case report and literature review

Alan Rodrigues de Almeida Paiva  1 , Eduardo Machado Rossi Monteiro  2 , Tereza Sebastião Nogueira  3 , Matheus Chaves de Oliveira  4 , Pedro Filgueiras de Campos  4 , Rebeca Carolina Campos de Almeida Silva  2
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Sinus pericranii: a case report and literature review

Alan Rodrigues de Almeida Paiva et al. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2023 Sep-Oct.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
The asterisk shows a bulge in the ear canal.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Axial section: the arrow (black) shows the location of the communicating vein, and the dashed line shows its length. Coronal section: orange arrow shows signs of mastoidectomy, and green arrow shows where the lumen of the vessel is.
Figure 3
Figure 3
The arrow shows the vein highlighted by a contrast medium.
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