Frontal sinus mini-trephination for acute sinusitis complicated by intracranial infection

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1573-1577

  McIntosh, D L ^a,b   Mahadevan, M ^a,b  

^a STARSHIP CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Acute sinusitis; Endoscopic sinus surgery; Frontal sinus mini trephine; Intracranial abscess

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ACUTE SINUSITIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FRONTAL SINUS MINI TREPHINATION; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MALE; NOSE SURGERY; PARANASAL SINUS; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS ANGIOSUS;

ACUTE DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FRONTAL SINUSITIS; HUMANS; MALE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREPHINING;

EID: 34548442851     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2007.06.011     Document Type: Article

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