title: Acute otitis media-induced petrous apicitis presenting as the Gradenigo syndrome: successfully treated by ventilation tube insertion.
abstract: Petrous apicitis has traditionally been treated with aggressive surgical methods. However, recent reports describe good results with more conservative medical treatment and minimal surgical intervention. We report a case of petrous apicitis presenting as the Gradenigo syndrome treated by ventilation tube insertion. We recommend aggressive surgical intervention for patients who failed to respond to conservative therapy including ventilation tube insertion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Soo-Keun
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.forename: Il-Woo
authors.initials: IW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Eui-Kyung
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Goh
authors.forename: Su-Eun
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008876:Middle Ear Ventilation / Q000379:methods*; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D059270:Petrositis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010579:Petrous Bone / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*