title: [Endocranial complications of chronic otitis in adults].
abstract: 47 patients with intracranial abscess were admitted in the neurosurgical department of Professor Fohanno Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, between 1973 and 1989. Most often central abscesses were found. In 9 cases, the ear was the primary septic focus: 3 chronic otitis with cholesteatoma, 6 chronic otitis without cholesteatoma. In most cases, treatment included: Immediate drainage, Delayed surgery for the primary focus.
authors.affiliation: Service d'ORL, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Poignonec
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lamas
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fougeront
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Sichez
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guenon
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Szalay
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bengana
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002781:Cholesteatoma / Q000150:complications; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010031:Otitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Complications endo-crâniennes des otites chroniques chez l'adulte.