Clinical Study on the 5 Cases of Otogenic Brain Abscess

Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery > Volume 30(5); 1987 > Article

Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1987;30(5): 685-9.

In Won Chang, MD¹, Woong Hur, MD¹, Ip Jin Chung, MD¹, Hyung Pyo Kim, MD¹, Seung Hee Kim, MD¹, and Chul Ho Chang, MD²

1;Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Chonnam National University, 2;Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Korea

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장인원¹ · 허 웅¹ · 정입진¹ · 김형표¹ · 김승희¹ · 장철호²

전남대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실1;조선대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실2;

ABSTRACT

Clinical observation was made on the 5 cases of otogenic brain abscess with concise review of literature. 2 cases were associated with lateral sinus thrombophlebitis. We have carried out a clinical study on the otogenic brain abscess which were diagnosed and surgically treated from Mar. 1981 to Aug. 1987. The following results were obtained. : 1) Age distribution was from 9 to 32 year old. 2) The sex ratio of male to female was 3 : 2, and slight predominant in male. 3) The site of lesion was left temporal lobe in 3 cases(60%), right temporal lobe in 1 case(20%), and cerebellar abscess in 1 case(20%). 4) Radical mastoidectomy was performed on the entire cases with set-drain insertion in 4 cases(80%) and craniectomy with set-drain insertion in 1 case(20%). 5) The entire cases were treated successfully without recurrence, and complication, except 1 case of wound infection.