Drainage of subperiosteal orbital abscesses complicating pediatric ethmoiditis : comparison between external and transnasal approaches

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OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to compare the external (EA), transnasal endoscopic (TEA), and combined (CA) external and transnasal approaches to drain orbital subperiosteal abscesses complicating pediatric ethmoiditis.

METHODS: This retrospective study included 38 children consecutively operated in our center for an orbital subperiosteal abscess complicating an acute ethmoiditis. The distribution of surgical approaches used for our patients was the following: 12 TEA (32%), 21 EA (55%) and 5 CA (13%). All data were retrieved from patients' clinical charts.

RESULTS: No surgical complication was observed in the present study regardless of the approach. The percentage of surgical failures requiring additional drainage was almost twice as high after TEA (failure rate: 25%) than after EA (failure rate 14.3%), but this difference was not significant. Parameters which significantly influenced the risk of failure of TEA were the length and width of the abscess. The duration of postoperative hospitalization was significantly lower in the TEA group (3.1 days) than in the EA one (5.4 days). There were no failures in the CA group.

CONCLUSIONS: Failures of surgical drainage of orbital subperiosteal abscess complicating pediatric ethmoiditis are not rare and did not differ between external and transnasal endoscopic approaches in our study. The transnasal route is associated with a shorter postoperative duration of postoperative hospitalization. CA seems to be a viable surgical option combining the advantages of both endoscopic and external approaches.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2013

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2013

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:77

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International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology - 77(2013), 5 vom: 01. Mai, Seite 796-802

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rubin, F [VerfasserIn]
Pierrot, S [VerfasserIn]
Lebreton, M [VerfasserIn]
Contencin, P [VerfasserIn]
Couloigner, V [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 13.12.2013

Date Revised 22.04.2013

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1016/j.ijporl.2013.02.014

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NLM226073955