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C.T. Demonstration of metastatic anaerobic orbital abscess

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Ferit Tovi ,
Albert Gatot  and
Yanku Hertzanu
Ferit Tovi*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Soroka University Hospital, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
Albert Gatot
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Soroka University Hospital, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
Yanku Hertzanu
Affiliation:
Radiology Institute, Soroka University Hospital, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
*
FeritTovi, M.D., Department of Otolaryngology, Soroka Medical Centre, P.O. Box 151, Beer-Sheva 84101, Israel.
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Abstract

Orbital abscess of rhinosinogenic origin may develop, either by contiguous spread of the infection or by a thrombophiebitic process. While destruction of the bony walls of the paranasal sinus occurs in propagation of the infection by tissue continuity, haematogenous spread may take place through intact bone. Computed tomography demonstrates the status of the bony partitions shared by the orbit and paranasal sinuses, and the source of the orbital sepsis, thereby influencing the therapeutic approach.

Keywords

AbscessorbitalOribital diseasesCT scanning
Type
View from Within: Radiology in Focus
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 105 , Issue 12 , December 1991 , pp. 1086 - 1088
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1991

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