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Mucocele in a pneumatized pterygoid process, challenging case managed by endoscopic surgery
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  • Younes Steffens,
  • Serge-daniel Lebon,
  • Normunds rungevics-kiselovs,
  • Jamal Aitichou,
  • Mihaela Horoi
Younes Steffens
Saint-Pierre University Hospital

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Serge-daniel Lebon
Saint-Pierre University Hospital
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Normunds rungevics-kiselovs
Saint-Pierre University Hospital
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Jamal Aitichou
McGill University Health Centre
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Mihaela Horoi
Saint-Pierre University Hospital
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Abstract

We report the first published case of a mucocele found in a pneumatized pterygoid process (PPP) managed by endonasal endoscopic surgery. This case report highlights the difficulties that can arise from PPP during functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) as the one encountered here