Mastoid effusion associated with dural sinus thrombosis.
We present a series of three patients with mastoid air cell effusions associated with adjacent lateral sinus thrombosis. In all of these cases, the findings support the hypothesis that the mastoid effusion is secondary to sinus thrombosis rather then the other way around. Also shown is the chronology and natural evolution of mastoid air cell effusion secondary to sinus thrombosis as seen on planar imaging.
Agid
Ronit
R
Department of Medical Imaging, Division of Neuroradiology, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, 399 Bathurst St., Toronto, ON, Canada, M5T 2S8. ronitagid@hotmail.com
Farb
Richard I
RI
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed