Frontal sinus mini-trephination for acute sinusitis complicated by intracranial infection.
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol
; 71(10): 1573-7, 2007 Oct.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17628703
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Acute bacterial sinusitis is common in the pediatric population. Intracranial spread of infection is a rare but life-threatening complication of acute sinusitis. Due to the infrequent presentation of this complication, there are no well-defined management protocols for the acute sinusitis. CASE SERIES We present three pediatric cases where children presented with intracranial sepsis, and the underlying source of infection was from the paranasal sinuses. In all cases, endoscopic sinus surgery was performed in the acute setting, with the use of frontal sinus mini-trephines playing a significant role.DISCUSSION:
We describe our experience and review the available literature.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Trepanação
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Sinusite Frontal
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Infecções do Sistema Nervoso Central
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Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Minimamente Invasivos
Limite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article