Role of ultrasonography in the detection of a subperiosteal abscess secondary to mastoiditis in pediatric patients

Mantsopoulos K, Wurm J, Iro H, Zenk J (2015)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2015

Journal

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology Elsevier

Book Volume: 41

Pages Range: 1612-5

Journal Issue: 6

DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2015.02.003

Abstract

The aim of the study described here was to evaluate experience in the diagnosis of a subperiosteal abscess secondary to mastoiditis by means of ultrasound. Ten consecutive cases in which an ultrasound examination of the retro-auricular region was performed for suspected mastoiditis were identified. In nine cases, we found a poorly demarcated, inhomogeneous, irregular, poorly perfused lesion abutting the outer table of the cranial vault, with elevation of the outer periosteum and a clearly delineated defect of the cortical layer. In one case, there was additional invasion of the insertion of the sternocleidomastoid muscle on the mastoid process of the temporal bone, raising the suspicion of Bezold mastoiditis. Ultrasound may help in selecting patients for further imaging and might spare computer tomography, especially in sensitive patient groups such as children and pregnant women, if a defect of the outer cortex of the temporal bone can be excluded with certainty.

Authors with CRIS profile

Konstantinos Mantsopoulos Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Jochen Wurm Medizinische Fakultät Heinrich Iro Lehrstuhl für Hals-, Nasen- und Ohrenheilkunde

Involved external institutions

Universitätsklinikum Augsburg DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Mantsopoulos, K., Wurm, J., Iro, H., & Zenk, J. (2015). Role of ultrasonography in the detection of a subperiosteal abscess secondary to mastoiditis in pediatric patients. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, 41(6), 1612-5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2015.02.003

MLA:

Mantsopoulos, Konstantinos, et al. "Role of ultrasonography in the detection of a subperiosteal abscess secondary to mastoiditis in pediatric patients." Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology 41.6 (2015): 1612-5.

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