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Odontogenic sinusitis is the most common cause of isolated maxillary sinusitis. Accurate diagnosis is important to ensure optimal treatment. We discuss the unique presentation of a 55-year-old man with odontogenic sinusitis and associated infraorbital nerve neuropathy. We document his later development of chronic maxillary atelectasis and discuss the possible underlying pathophysiology linking this with his infraorbital neuropathy.
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Congenital mastoid confined cholesteatoma is a very rare entity with only 30 reported cases worldwide. We describe the presentation and treatment of this condition in a 14-year-old boy, with maintenance of normal hearing and ear canal function.
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Tyrosine kinase inhibitors have substantially improved survival in patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) and chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). We report the first association between long-term imatinib use and temporal bone osteonecrosis, highlighting the importance of prompt ENT evaluation of such patients with new otological symptoms.
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Orbital involvement occurs in 85% of complicated acute sinusitis and is more prevalent in children. Prompt differentiation between the more common periorbital (preseptal) cellulitis and infections, posterior to the orbital septum (including orbital cellulitis/abscess), is essential due to the latter's risk of irreversible optic neuropathy, intracranial spread and death.
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We present a case of postoperative Nasopore aspiration in an otherwise fit and well 11-year-old. An endoscopic adenoidectomy had been performed without incident and Nasopore packing placed into each nasal cavity. Immediately after extubation, there was marked hypoxia, tachypnoea and high clinical suspicion of pack aspiration. The patient returned to theatre for emergency rigid bronchoscopy and retrieval of nasal packing.
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Bandagens/efeitos adversos , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/diagnóstico , Aspiração Respiratória/diagnóstico , Adenoidectomia , Broncoscopia , Criança , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Humanos , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/etiologia , Aspiração Respiratória/etiologiaRESUMO
Plain films aid management and do not delay the emergency treatment of a stable patient with penetrating neck trauma in the resuscitation room and thus should be taken while arranging CT angiography.
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Two cases of spontaneous cessation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea following iohexol computerized tomographic (CT) cisternography are presented. This report contradicts the current thinking about conservative treatment in CSF rhinorrhea. We propose that iohexol CT cisternography may have a therapeutic role in the management of spontaneous CSF rhinorrhea.