COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF NEUROSURGEON AND OTOLARYNGOLOGIST IN TREATMENT OF CHILDREN WITH OTORHINOGENIC SUPPURATIVE-INFAMMATORY BRAIN DISEASES

Abstract

This work analyzed 47 cases of oto- and rhinosinusogenic suppurative meningoencephalitis, abscesses and empyemas of the brain in children at the age from 3 months to 17 years old. The article presents the treatment strategy, results and the volume of diagnostic measures. On the basis of this research, the authors came to conclusion, that care of the children with otogenic and rhinosinusogenic suppurative diseases of the brain required an interdisciplinary approach and effective cooperation of a neurosurgeon, otolaryngologist, pediatrician, resuscitation specialist, infectionist and a clinical pharmacologist.

Keywords

• otogenic and rhinosinusogenic intracranial complications
• treatment
• abscess of the brain
• empyema of the brain