Andrei Ionut Cucu, Raluca Elena Patrascu, Mihaela Cosman, Claudia Florida Costea, Patricia Vonica, Laurentiu Andrei Blaj, Vlad Hartie, Ana Cristina Istrate, Iulian Prutianu, Otilia Boisteanu, Emilia Patrascanu, Adriana Hristea
Chronic otitis with cholesteatoma is a potentially dangerous disease that can lead to the development of intracranial abscesses. Although cerebellar abscess is half as common as cerebral abscess, it is known for its particularly difficult diagnosis, which requires the visualization of the pathological process continuity from the mastoid to the posterior fossa. In this article, we present an extremely rare case from the literature of cholesteatomatous otomastoiditis complicated with meningitis and cerebellar abscess, along with the description of technical surgical details for the plugging of the bony defect between the mastoid and posterior fossa with muscle and surgical glue...
November 29, 2023: Diagnostics