Open AccessPercutaneous tapping for the treatment of sinusitis-related intracranial epidural abscess in children
Author(s) -
Rumi Miyabe,
Mami Niida,
Toshio Obonai,
Nobuhiko Aoki,
Takaharu Okada
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of pediatric neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1998-3948
pISSN - 1817-1745
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1745.147599
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous , surgery , forehead , abscess , sinusitis , brain abscess , craniotomy , radiology
A 13-year-old boy with medically intractable sinusitis-related intracranial epidural abscess in the frontal region was treated using percutaneous tapping. Drainage of pus measuring 7 ml yielded excellent postoperative course without cosmetic disadvantage on the forehead. Percutaneous tapping is considered to be the ideal treatment because of minimal invasiveness and cosmetic aspects of the wound.