Endoscopic transmaxillary drainage of an infratemporal fossa abscess.

BMJ Case Rep

Department of ENT, Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Universiti Sains Malaysia, KotaBharu, Kelantan, Malaysia.

Published: June 2014

AI Article Synopsis

Article Abstract

Infratemporal fossa abscess is a rare and challenging condition to diagnose and manage. A few reported cases have been mostly due to odontogenic infections and were managed by external or intraoral drainage. This is the first reported case of an infratemporal fossa abscess that was successfully managed by endoscopic drainage via a transmaxillary approach.

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4078527PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2013-200637DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

infratemporal fossa
12
fossa abscess
12
endoscopic transmaxillary
4
transmaxillary drainage
4
drainage infratemporal
4
abscess infratemporal
4
abscess rare
4
rare challenging
4
challenging condition
4
condition diagnose
4

Similar Publications

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!