Orbital infection as a complication of sinusitis: are diagnostic and treatment trends changing?

Orbital infection has long been the most common complication of sinusitis. In light of our increased knowledge of sinusitis, improved diagnostic tools, and new pharmacologic and surgical treatments, we investigated whether trends in diagnosis and treatment are changing. We reviewed the charts of all 43 patients who had been referred to our institution with orbital complications of sinusitis between Jan.

Intracranial complications of sinusitis: a 15-year review of 39 cases.

Despite improvements in antibiotic therapies and surgical techniques, sinusitis still carries a risk of serious and potentially fatal complications. We examined the charts of 82 patients who had been admitted to the University of Mississippi Medical Center between Jan. 1, 1985, and Dec.

The role of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in patients with sinusitis with complications.

Objectives: This study compares the use of computed tomography (CT) with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and clinical assessment in the diagnosis and surgical management of patients with sinusitis with complications. The common CT findings of patients with intracranial or orbital infection of sinusitis are reviewed.

Study Design: We reviewed the charts of 82 adult and pediatric patients with the diagnosis of sinusitis with intracranial or orbital infection who were seen at the University of Mississippi Medical Center from January 1985 through December 1999.