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 |