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Endoscopic Septoplasty with Limited Two-line Resection: Minimally Invasive Surgery for Septal Deviation
Published on: June 20, 2018
Non-traumatic nasal septal abscess due to acute spheno-ethmoiditis
C A Righini1, A Hitter, E Reyt
1CHU A Michallon, Pôle TCCR, Clinique Universitaire ORL, 38043 Grenoble cedex 09, France. CRighini@chu-grenoble.fr
Abstract:
Non-traumatic nasal septal abscesses (NSAs) are rare and those associated with acute sinusitis are even rarer. We report a case of a 12-year-old female child with NSA and complicating acute spheno-ethmoiditis that was diagnosed by physical examination and computed tomography (CT) scan. The NSA was treated by surgical incision and drainage of the abscess, endoscopic aspiration of pus from the spheno-ethmoidal recess, systemic antibiotic therapy, and nasal cleansing.
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