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Orbital complications of pediatric sinusitis: treatment of periorbital abscess.
Jan MaurerWolf J. MannRonald G. Amedeesubject
MaleReoperationmedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentmedicine.medical_treatmentExternal ethmoidectomySurgical failure03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineRevision SurgeriesOrbital DiseasesMedicineHumansSinusitis030223 otorhinolaryngologySinusitisAbscessChildCraniotomybusiness.industryIntracranial abscessmedicine.diseaseAbscessPediatric sinusitisSurgeryOtorhinolaryngology030220 oncology & carcinogenesisChild PreschoolAcute DiseaseFemalebusinessTomography X-Ray Computeddescription
Twenty-six children requiring surgical intervention for orbital complications of acute sinusitis were treated at our institutions between 1985 and 1995. Twenty patients were successfully treated surgically utilizing endoscopic/microscopic endonasal surgery, or traditional external ethmoidectomy. However, six patients failed to respond to initial surgical attempts and ultimately required a revision. In one of these six patients the development of an intracranial abscess also necessitated a craniotomy for surgical drainage. Analysis of these six failures was performed with special attention given to the reasons for initial surgical failure and possible means for preventing revision surgeries.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-03-01 | American journal of rhinology |