Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of ENT, Hospital Pantai Batu Pahat, Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of ENT, Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
  • 3 Department of ENT, Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Universiti Sains Malaysia, KotaBharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
BMJ Case Rep, 2014;2014.
PMID: 24980993 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2013-200637

Abstract

Infratemporal fossa abscess is a rare and challenging condition to diagnose and manage. A few reported cases have been mostly due to odontogenic infections and were managed by external or intraoral drainage. This is the first reported case of an infratemporal fossa abscess that was successfully managed by endoscopic drainage via a transmaxillary approach.

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