Posttraumatic cerebrospinal fluid cyst of the orbit

J Craniofac Surg. 2006 Jan;17(1):189-91. doi: 10.1097/01.scs.0000188745.14346.4a.

Abstract

A 41-year-old woman had a motor vehicle accident and sustained a fracture of the left temporal bone with anterior and middle skull base involvement. After 10 months, she developed persistent right-sided exophthalmus. Orbital computed tomography scans showed a soft tissue mass in the roof of the right orbit with an inferior calcified border. The surgery revealed a cerebrospinal fluid cyst with intracranial communication through the fistula in the posterior orbital roof.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Accidents, Traffic
  • Adult
  • Brain Diseases / etiology*
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid*
  • Cysts / etiology*
  • Exophthalmos / etiology
  • Female
  • Fistula / etiology
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / etiology
  • Humans
  • Orbital Diseases / etiology
  • Skull Base / injuries
  • Skull Fractures / complications*
  • Temporal Bone / injuries*