[Diagnosis and treatment of otogenic sigmoid sinus thrombophlebitis].

Objective: To summarize and analyze the clinical data of sigmoid sinus thrombophlebitis and discuss its treatment strategy. Methods: The clinical manifestations, auxiliary examinations, surgical procedures and anticoagulant therapy of patients diagnosed with otosource sigmoid sinus thrombophlebitis in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region from November 2014 to November 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. Results: Five patients had a history of otorrhea and hearing loss for more than 5 years. They had headache during the acute episode, and 4 patients had drosive fever. They had severe complications, including brain abscess, sepsis, septic shock, intracranial hemorrhage, and hemorrhagic disseminated pneumonia. HRCT of temporal bone showed defects in the sigmoid sinus wall in 4 cases, and gas accumulation around and inside the sigmoid sinus in 3 cases. T1WI showed low signal, isosignal, and high signal in the sigmoid sinus area on MRI, and T2WI showed high signal in the sigmoid sinus area. The transverse sinus, sigmoid sinus and internal jugular vein were not developed in 2 cases, and the transverse sinus and sigmoid sinus were not developed in 1 case, and the internal jugular vein was thin. All 5 cases underwent radical mastoidectomy and resection of sigmoid sinus wall granulation or peritosinusitis abscess. The patients were followed up for 4-12 months and recovered well. Conclusion: For the cases of sigmoid sinus bone wall destruction accompanied by headache and fever by HRCT, it is necessary to be alert to the occurrence of sigmoid sinus thrombophlegitis, early diagnosis and early surgery to prevent the progression of the disease. Radical mastoidectomy combined with anti-infection therapy is the main treatment, and anticoagulation is necessary to achieve a better prognosis.
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