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Delayed Posttraumatic Blepharocele: A Rare Case Report with Review of the Literature

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: Though posttraumatic cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea and otorrhea are fairly common, blepharocele and blepharoencephalocele are rare, with only 15 cases reported to date. A 29-year-old female patient presented with a complaint of swelling of the right eyelid that had begun three months before. The patient had sustained a head injury 24 years prior to presentation. Imaging studies revealed the presence of a craniopalpebral CSF fistula. The patient underwent successful surgical repair of the fistula with craniotomy and duroplasty by autologous fascia lata graft. Delayed development of blepharocele 24 years after trauma is unusual, and, to our knowledge, the case herein reported is the first one in the literature.

Source: Arquivos Brasileiros de Neurocirurgia Brazilian Neurosurgery

DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1776277

Authors: Amey P. Patankar, Shivani Chaudhary

Institution: Sir Sayajirao General Hospital Medical College

Language: English

Topic: Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications

Subfield: Clinical Neurology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4388096795