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Case report
Rare case of bilateral petrous apex cephalocele
  1. Aastha Pruthi1,
  2. Garjesh Rai1 and
  3. Ketan Mehra2
  1. 1Department of Radiodiagnosis, People's College of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
  2. 2Department of Urology, AIIMS Bhopal, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
  1. Correspondence to Dr Ketan Mehra; drketanmehra{at}gmail.com

Abstract

The petrous apex is a pyramidal-shaped structure which is difficult to examine due to difficult anatomical location. Lesions in the petrous apex can be managed surgically or they can be incidental lesions, which are managed conservatively. Petrous apex cephaloceles (PAC) are the cystic lesion due to herniation in the Meckel’s cave of temporal bone. Bilateral PAC is a very rare phenomenon with only 21 cases reported in the literature so far. We present here a case of bilateral PAC, who presented with headache and was managed conservatively.

  • neuroimaging
  • radiology

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-242328

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    • Contributors AP: drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content. GR: ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved. KM: design of the work, acquisition and analysis data.

    • 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.

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