Isolated sphenoid sinus abscess: Clinical and radiological failure in preoperative diagnosis. Case report and review of the literature

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 174-177

  Oruckaptan, H Hakan ^a   Akdemir, Pinar ^a   Ozgen, Tuncalp ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Abscess; Infection; Mucocele; Mucopyelocele; Sphenoid sinus

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE; SULTAMICILLIN;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SINUSITIS; SPHENOID SINUS; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DRAINAGE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASES; SPHENOID SINUS; SPHENOID SINUSITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0034003685     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-3019(99)00189-5     Document Type: Article

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