title: Endoscopic transmaxillary drainage of an infratemporal fossa abscess.
abstract: Infratemporal fossa abscess is a rare and challenging condition to diagnose and manage. A few reported cases have been mostly due to odontogenic infections and were managed by external or intraoral drainage. This is the first reported case of an infratemporal fossa abscess that was successfully managed by endoscopic drainage via a transmaxillary approach.
authors: Department of ENT, Hospital Pantai Batu Pahat, Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia.
authors: Sreetharan Sivapatha
authors: SS
authors: Sundaram
authors: Department of ENT, Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.
authors: Philip
authors: P
authors: Rajan
authors: Department of ENT, Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Universiti Sains Malaysia, KotaBharu, Kelantan, Malaysia.
authors: Anusha
authors: A
authors: Balasubramanian
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D004322:Drainage; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008443:Maxillary Sinus; D008875:Middle Aged; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed