Otogenic Meningitis: A Comparison of Diagnostic Performance of Surgery and Radiology
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Development of intracranial complications from middle ear infections might be difficult to diagnose. We compared radiological and surgical findings of 26 patients affected by otogenic meningitis. Results of our analysis showed that surgery is more reliable than imaging in revealing bone defects. Therefore, suggest that surgery be performed for diagnosis and eventual management of all cases of suspected otogenic meningitis.
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دوره 4 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2017