Minimally invasive surgery for Pott's puffy tumor: is it time for a paradigm shift in managing a 250-year-old problem?

SC Leong - Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction: The aim of this study was to review the clinical outcomes and efficacy of
endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) in the management of Pott's puffy tumor (PPT). Methods …

A systematic review of intracranial complications in adults with Pott puffy tumor over four decades

G Sideris, E Davoutis, E Panagoulis, P Maragkoudakis… - Brain Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The purpose of this study is to investigate the risk factors of intracranial complications in
adult patients with Pott Puffy Tumor (PPT). A systematic review was conducted of clinical …

Pott puffy tumor in children: a rare emergency clinical entity

FB Palabiyik, Z Yazici, B Cetin, S Celebi… - Journal of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Pott puffy tumor (PPT) is defined as soft tissue swelling of the forehead due to
subperiosteal edema, accumulation of pus, or granulation tissue. It is associated with …

Pott's puffy tumor, intracranial, and orbital complications as the initial presentation of sinusitis in healthy adolescents, a case series

E Blumfield, M Misra - Emergency radiology, 2011 - Springer
Pott's puffy tumor (PPT) and intracranial complications of sinusitis are considered rare in the
post-antibiotic era. We present a series of pediatric patients who were diagnosed with these …

Pott's puffy tumor

SE Forgie, TJ Marrie - The American journal of medicine, 2008 - amjmed.com
The original description of Pott's puffy tumor was written in 1760 by Sir Percival Pott (1714-
1788):“... if the symptoms of pressure; such as stupidity, loss of sense, voluntary motion, etc …

Frontocutaneous fistula secondary to Pott's puffy tumor

HJ Min, KS Kim - Ear, Nose & Throat Journal, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Pott's puffy tumor (PPT) is currently defined as a foreheadlocalized swelling with overlying
subperiosteal abscess and osteomyelitis of the frontal bone. 1 It has become an uncommon …

Pott's Puffy tumor after minor head trauma

GJ Martinez-Diaz, R Hsia - The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2008 - Elsevier
Posttraumatic osteomyelitis may occur as a direct result of bony injury after trauma or arise
as a nosocomial infection after the treatment of trauma [1]. Most cases arise after an open …

A child with fever and swelling of the forehead

A Liu, AK Powers, AS Whigham… - Clinical …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Discussion Serious intracranial complications can rarely occur following acute bacterial
sinusitis due to the proximity of the paranasal sinuses to the orbit and brain. 1 First described …

Intracranial empyema complicating sinusitis in childhood: epidemiology, imaging findings and outcome

S Agouzoul, J Coelho, T Sagardoy, J Delmas… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background To describe clinical presentations of intracranial sinusitis complications in
childhood, their pitfalls and imaging findings. Materiel and methods This retrospective IRB …

Pott puffy tumor appearing with a frontocutaneous fistula

JW Shin, IG Choi, SN Jung, H Kwon… - Journal of …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Pott puffy tumor is defined as a forehead-localized swelling with overlying subperiosteal
abscess and osteomyelitis of the frontal bone. It is an uncommon disease entity and more …