Rapid Recovery of Cranial Nerve Deficits After Anterior Petrosal (Kawase) Approach for Medically Refractory Petrous Apicitis

• Published in: World neurosurgery Vol. 140; pp. 122 - 127
• Main Authors: Patel, Purvee D, Meybodi, Ali Tayebi, Agarwalla, Pankaj, Jyung, Robert W, Liu, James K
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: 01.08.2020

BACKGROUNDThe mainstay treatment for petrous apicitis (Gradenigo's syndrome) is medical management with antibiotics, steroids, and placement of pressure equalization tubes. The role for surgery is limited as second-line treatment if conservative methods have failed. CASE DESCRIPTIONWe report 2...