Failure of contrast enhanced computed tomography scans to identify an orbital abscess. The benefit of magnetic resonance imaging

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 639-640

  Mcintosh, D ^a   Mahadevan, M ^b  

^a STARSHIP CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Abscess; Acute Sinusitis; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Orbital Diseases

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID;

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ACUTE SINUSITIS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EMERGENCY WARD; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAXILLARY SINUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORBIT ABSCESS; PARANASAL SINUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSCESS; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; CONTRAST MEDIA; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORBITAL DISEASES; SINUSITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 44449173961     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215107000102     Document Type: Article

References (3)

1. Huang SF, Lee TJ, Lin KL. Concomitant bilateral orbital and brain abscesses -unusual complications of pediatric rhinosinusitis. Chang Gung Med J 2005;28:51-5
2. Noordzij JP, Harrison SE, Mason JC, Hashisaki GT, Reibel JF, Gross CW. Pitfalls in the endoscopic drainage of subperiosteal orbital abscesses secondary to sinusitis. Am J Rhinol 2002;16:97-101
3. Bhargava D, Sankhla D, Ganesan A, Chand P. Endoscopic sinus surgery for orbital subperiosteal abscess secondary to sinusitis. Rhinology 2001;39:151-5