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Recurrent temporal petrositis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Ahmed Al-Ammar
Ahmed Al-Ammar
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, King Saud University, Faculty of Medicine, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Abstract

The objective of this paper is to present and discuss the common features of temporal petrositis and the different approaches to its management. Petrositis used to be common before the antibiotic era. It can be associated with life-threatening complications. The management of this problem used to be by an aggressive surgical approach. However, recent reports are describing good results with more conservative medical treatment and minimal surgical intervention, with the reservation of more aggressive surgical interventions for chronic or refractory cases.

Keywords

Temporal BoneInfectionAbducens NerveChild
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 115 , Issue 4 , April 2001 , pp. 316 - 318
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2001

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