Is anticoagulation beneficial in acute mastoiditis complicated by sigmoid sinus thrombosis?

Laryngoscope. 2018 Nov;128(11):2435-2436. doi: 10.1002/lary.27151. Epub 2018 Mar 9.

Authors

Michael Mather^{1

2}, Kate Musgrave^{2

3}, Nicholas Dawe¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom.
² Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom.
³ Department of Haematology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom.

PMID: 29521448
DOI: 10.1002/lary.27151

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Anticoagulants / therapeutic use*
Humans
Mastoiditis / complications*
Mastoiditis / drug therapy*
Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / drug therapy*
Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / etiology*

Substances

Anticoagulants