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Rare disease
CASE REPORT
Sinus pericranii: long-term outcome in a 10-year-old boy with a review of literature
  1. Joaquim Goffin1,2,
  2. Sam A MacKenzie3,
  3. Krishnaraya Kamath Tallur4,
  4. Chandrasekaran Kaliaperumal2
  1. 1University of Edinburgh Division of Health Sciences, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
  2. 2Neurosurgery, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
  3. 3Trauma and Orthopaedics, NHS Scotland, Edinburgh, UK
  4. 4Paediatric Neurosciences, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Joaquim Goffin, j.goffin{at}nhs.net

Summary

Sinus pericranii is a rare cranial venous anomaly in which there is an abnormal communication between intracranial dural sinuses and extracranial venous structures, usually via an emissary transosseous vein. We report the case of a 10-year-old boy who was successfully managed conservatively. The clinical findings, investigations and management are discussed. We focus on the long-term management of these patients, with a review of the relevant literature.

  • vascular surgery
  • paediatric surgery
  • neurosurgery

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2017-223631

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors CK and KKT were involved in the treatment of the patient. JSOG and CK were involved in the planning of the case report. SAM and CK contributed with the literature search and final drafting. All authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent Parental/guardian consent obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.