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Hindi Case Report, J Otol Rhinol Vol: 3 Issue: 4
Lateral sinus, Transverse Sinus and Jugular Vein Thrombosis as a Rare Complication of Chronic Mastoiditis
| Togay Muderris1, Sami Bercin2, Ergun Sevil1*, AlperYazici3 and Muzaffer Kiris2 | |
| 1Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Department ofOtorhinolaryngology,Head and Neck Surgery, Ankara, Turkey | |
| 2Yildirim Beyazit University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ankara, Turkey | |
| 3Bozuyuk State Hospital, Department of Otorhinolaryngology,Head and Neck Surgery, Bilecik, Turkey | |
| Corresponding author : Ergun Sevil Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, 06800 Bilkent, Ankara, Turkey Tel: 00905363104655; Fax: 903122912786 Email: drergunsevil@yahoo.com |
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| Received: February 26, 2014 Accepted: May 29, 2014 Published: June 07, 2014 | |
| Citation: Muderris T, Bercin S, Sevil E, Yazici A, Kiris M (2014) Lateral sinus, Transverse Sinus and Jugular Vein Thrombosis as a Rare Complication of Chronic Mastoiditis. J Otol Rhinol 3:4. doi:10.4172/2324-8785.1000164 |
Abstract
Lateral sinus, Transverse Sinus and Jugular Vein Thrombosis as a Rare Complication of Chronic Mastoiditis
Transverse sinus, lateral sinus and jugularvein thrombosis is a rare disease and their early treatment is important for decreasing the morbidity and mortality. The involvement of lateral sinus and transverse sinus during the course of ear infection were a wellknown complication in preantibiotic days, but lateral and transverse sinus thrombosis is an uncommon cranial complication of otitis media nowadays. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan and magnetic resonance imaging plays a major role in diagnosis and management. The advance of non-invasive diagnostic techniques and broad-spectrum antibiotics has dramatically decreased the mortality and altered the diagnostic and treatment paradigm. Surgical exploration and debridement of the infected thrombosed sinus seems to be effective. Recently, anti-coagulant treatment has also been proposed. We want to present a case with lateral sinus, transverse sinus and jugular vein thrombosis which were treated successfully to call attention to a rare, but possibly fatal complication of chronic suppurative otitis media.
