Management of lateral sinus thrombosis in chronic otitis media.
OBJECTIVE
To present our experience with the diagnosis and treatment of lateral sinus thrombosis (LST) secondary to otogenic disease.


METHODS
We have retrospectively reviewed all the cases of LST caused by chronic otitis media in ten years.


RESULTS
In our series of five patients, four patients were successfully treated by surgery without opening the sigmoid sinus. On the other hand, one of our patients developed hydrocephalus and ataxia during preoperative antibiotic treatment.


CONCLUSIONS
Most patients with thrombotic/nonabscessed sinuses will have successful outcomes with this approach, but careful observation is needed, given the possibility of advancing disease.
Iseri
Mete
M
Kocaeli University Medical Faculty, Department of Otolaryngology, Izmit/Kocaeli, Turkey. metei@superonline.com
Aydin
Omer
O
Ustündağ
Emre
E
Keskin
Gürkan
G
Almaç
Ahmet
A
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002558:Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004433:Earache; D006261:Headache; D006801:Humans; D020227:Lateral Sinus Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000150:complications*; D013506:Otologic Surgical Procedures; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014012:Tinnitus; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014717:Vertigo
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents