Epidural abscess following frontal sinusitis-demonstration of communication by epidural contrast medium and coronal computerized tomography

Epidural abscess following frontal sinusitis-demonstration of communication by epidural contrast medium and coronal computerized tomography

A case of epidural abscess following sinusitis is presented with rhinorrhoea after irrigation of the abscess cavity postoperatively. Coronal computerized tomography and instillation of contrast medium through the catheter showed communication between epidural space and left frontal sinus.

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Veröffentlicht in:Computerized medical imaging and graphics 1989-07, Vol.13 (4), p.351-354
Hauptverfasser: Dietrich, Uwe, Feldges, Axel, Nau, Heinz-Eugen, Löhr, Eberhard
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Brain Abscess - diagnostic imaging
Brain Abscess - etiology
Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea - diagnostic imaging
Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea - etiology
Computerized tomography
Epidural abscess
Epidural Space
Frontal Sinus
Frontal sinusitis
Humans
Male
Rhinorrhoea
Sinusitis - complications
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:A case of epidural abscess following sinusitis is presented with rhinorrhoea after irrigation of the abscess cavity postoperatively. Coronal computerized tomography and instillation of contrast medium through the catheter showed communication between epidural space and left frontal sinus.
ISSN:0895-6111
1879-0771
DOI:10.1016/0895-6111(89)90215-2