Endoscopic Endonasal Sinus Stent Placement as a Salvage Technique for Drainage of a Petrous Abscess

Autor: Hsu Frank Pk, Bhandarkar Naveen, Cadena Gilbert, Tran Katelynn, Bitner Benjamin
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal of Head and Neck Surgery. 2
DOI: 10.36959/605/537
Popis: Various cranial approaches exist to address lesions of the petrous apex. Many of these involve skull base approaches with varying degrees of surgical morbidity. We present a unique case of a recurrent petrous abscess that was treated with an endoscopic skull base approach with placement of a permanent stent commonly used for sinus surgery. To our knowledge this is the first report to repurpose this type of stent and employ it long-term (3+ years) without any significant side-effects.
Databáze: OpenAIRE