title: [Otogenic intracranial complications from data collected at Department of Otolaryngology Collegium Medicum Jagiellonian University between 1998-2006].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Otogenic intracranial complications are rare diseases. If misdiagnosed and untreated they can lead to serious condition of patient and life-threatening. This group of complications ought to be kept in mind in patients with chronic otitis media.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  We discuss types of otogenic complications and performed treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective analysis of patients treated in our department between 1998-2006 was made. About 700 ear operations were performed in that period of time.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Intracranial otogenic complications were noticed in 9 cases. Despite performed treatment one patient with cerebellum abscess died. The rest patients were operated with good result.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Precise otolaryngological examination with additional investigations like CT and MRI are very important to establish the final diagnosis and save patient's health or life.
authors.affiliation: Katedra i Klinika Otolaryngologii, Uniwersytet Jagiellońrski Collegium Medicum w Krakowie. mwiatr@mp.pl
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wiatr
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Składzień
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tomik
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D015984:Causality; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D018424:Cholesteatoma, Middle Ear / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015897:Comorbidity; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D011044:Poland; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome