Abscess with osteomyelitis of the clivus after adenoidectomy: An uncommon complication of a common procedure

Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis. 2018 Feb;135(1):81-82. doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2017.09.009. Epub 2017 Oct 26.

Authors

E Moreddu¹, C Le Treut², J-M Triglia², R Nicollas²

Affiliations

¹ Service d'ORL et chirurgie cervico-faciale pédiatrique, hôpital d'Enfants-de-la-Timone (Aix-Marseille-Université), 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13385 Marseille cedex 5, France. Electronic address: eric.moreddu@ap-hm.fr.
² Service d'ORL et chirurgie cervico-faciale pédiatrique, hôpital d'Enfants-de-la-Timone (Aix-Marseille-Université), 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13385 Marseille cedex 5, France.

PMID: 29107573
DOI: 10.1016/j.anorl.2017.09.009

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Abscess / microbiology*
Adenoidectomy / adverse effects*
Child
Cranial Fossa, Posterior / diagnostic imaging
Cranial Fossa, Posterior / microbiology*
Female
Humans
Osteomyelitis / diagnosis*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed