[Pericranial sinus (sinus pericranial)].

The authors had under the their care 6 patients with sinus pericranii. Sinusography with puncture of the sac of the sinus and administration of a contrast medium was performed in all of them. In 4 patients the sinus pericranii was not connected with the extracranial vessels, in 2 retrograde filling of the intracranial venous sinuses and the veins of the face occurred. All the patients were operated on. The sac of the sinus was totally removed in 5 patients and opened and tamponed with muscles in one pateint. The etiology, differential diagnosis, and surgical management of the disease are discussed.