Management of lateral sinus thrombosis: Update and literature review

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 117, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 932-939

  Ooi, Eng Hooi ^a,b   Hilton, Malcolm ^a   Hunter, Garrett ^a  

^a ROYAL DARWIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lateral Sinus Thrombosis, Cholesteatoma; Surgical Procedures, Operative; Treatment Outcome

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; GENTAMICIN; HEPARIN; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; SOFRADEX; TIMENTIN;

ABSCESS; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANEMIA; ANTICOAGULATION; BACTEROIDES; BLOOD CULTURE; CHOLESTEATOMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; LATERAL SINUS THROMBOSIS; MASTOIDECTOMY; OTALGIA; OTORRHEA; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SEPSIS; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTICOAGULANTS; CHOLESTEATOMA, MIDDLE EAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; LATERAL SINUS THROMBOSIS; MALE; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; OTITIS MEDIA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0346158341     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/002221503322683795     Document Type: Review

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