2009 Volume 55 Issue 4 Pages 142-146
Ethmoidal sinus and sphenoid sinus cysts sometimes occur with ophthalmic symptoms, and they normally requir emergency surgery. A clinical study was conducted on 33 patients with the cyst in the ethmoidal sinus and sphenoid sinus at Kyushu University Hospital between 2000 and 2008. A total of 22 of these patients had postoperative cysts. Of the 33 patients, 24 had ophthalmic symptoms, and all of them were treated surgically. Their symptoms were disturbance of vision (12), diplopia (6), and protrusion of eyeball (6). A total of 7 cases of the disturbance of vision were recovered after the surgery. With respect to the diplopia, 4 of 7 cases were recovered. All cases of the protrusion of eyeball were recovered. It was concluded that an immediate surgical treatment was necessary for the case with a disturbance of vision.
