Year: 1992 Vol. 58 Ed. 2 - (12º)
Relato de Casos
Pages: 136 to 139
Intracranial complications after sinusitis. Report of two cases.
Author(s):
Jair Cortez Mantovani, PhD,
Carlos Henrique Labinas de Oliveira, MD,
Victor Nakajima, MD,
Onivaldo Bretan, PhD.
Keywords: sinusitis, skull, infections
Abstract:
A retrospective study of intracranial complications after sinusitis is reported. The mortality rate still is high despite aggressive treatment and close cooperation between the otolaryagologist, neurosurgeon and other specialists. Two cases with orbital complications, brain abscess and thombrophebitis are presented.
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