Author/Editor		Rebol, Janez; Munda, Anton; Toš, Mirko
Title		Hyperpneumatization of the temporal, occipital and parietal bones
Type		članek
Source		Eur Arch Oto-Rhino-Laryngol
Vol. and No.		Letnik 261, št. 8
Publication year		2004
Volume		str. 445-8
Language		eng
Abstract		Hyperpneumatization of the temporal bone with extension into the occipital bone and even the parietal bones is a rare condition. According to a review of the literature, it mostly appears unilaterally in men and on the right side. Often it is discovered when complications like pneumatocele or pneumocephalus appear. The authors review and analyze all reported cases of hyperpneumatization, its symptoms, complications and treatment. We present a patient with extensive pneumatization found in the mastoid process, temporal bone, occipital bone and both parietal bones, who was discovered accidentally. The cause of the extension of pneumatization into the occipital and parietal bone is probably incomplete closure of the occipitomastoid synchondrosis and lambdoid and sagital sutures, which usually close in early adulthood and later, even in the 30s. Asymptomatic patients should be aware of possible complications, and in case of complications, operative therapy is often indicated.
Descriptors		TEMPORAL BONE OCCIPITAL BONE PARIETAL BONE MASTOID AIR ADULT TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING