Patients with second imaging
Time span from first surgery to second imaging (days) Time span from first surgery to second imaging (days) SCG/MCG (type) accoding to 2nd imaging SCG/MCG (type) accoding to 2nd imaging Imaging modality Imaging modality Indication for second imaging Indication for second imaging Second imaging findings Second imaging findings Revision surgery
1 10 10 MCG (SST) MCG (SST) MRI MRI Fever Fever Post- surgical changes Post- surgical changes Yes
2 5 5 MCG (SST) MCG (SST) MRI MRI Fever Fever Post- surgical changes Post- surgical changes Yes
3 1 1 MCG (SST) MCG (SST) CT CT Fever Fever Post- surgical changes Post- surgical changes No
4 5 5 MCG (SST) MCG (SST) CT CT Fever + Suspicion for SST Fever + Suspicion for SST Post - surgical changes Post - surgical changes No
5 2 2 MCG (Epidural abscess MCG (Epidural abscess CT CT Fever Fever Epidural abscess in regression Epidural abscess in regression No
6 2 2 MCG (SPA, SST) MCG (SPA, SST) MRI MRI Fever Fever post- surgical changes post- surgical changes No
7 5 5 MCG ( peri-sinus collection) MCG ( peri-sinus collection) CT CT Fever Fever Post- surgical changes Post- surgical changes No
Patients with second surgery Patients with second surgery Patients with second surgery Patients with second surgery Patients with second surgery Patients with second surgery Patients with second surgery Patients with second surgery Patients with second surgery Patients with second surgery Patients with second surgery Patients with second surgery
Time span from first surgery (days) Indication Indication Second imaging Second imaging Second imaging findings Second imaging findings Type of surgery Type of surgery Findings at surgery Findings at surgery
1 8 Fever + MRI findings - abscess Fever + MRI findings - abscess Yes- MRI Yes- MRI Post- surgical changes. Thrombosis with no changes Post- surgical changes. Thrombosis with no changes peri-sinus exploration and debridement peri-sinus exploration and debridement I&D of seroma.
Granulation tissue
I&D of seroma.
Granulation tissue
2 10 Examination under anastesia Examination under anastesia No No - - Examination under anesthesia Examination under anesthesia No findings No findings
3 4 Prolonged fever Prolonged fever Yes- MRI Yes- MRI SST SST
Revision mastoidectomy
Revision mastoidectomy
Evacuation of blood clot over the sigmoid sinus Evacuation of blood clot over the sigmoid sinus
4 4 Early VT extraction Early VT extraction No No - - Myringotomy with VT insertion Myringotomy with VT insertion Early VT extraction Early VT extraction
5 1 Early VT extraction Early VT extraction No No - - Myringotomy with VT insertion Myringotomy with VT insertion Early VT extraction Early VT extraction