Endoscopic transnasal drainage of frontal epidural abscesses.

BACKGROUND: Although rare, sinogenic intracranial epidural frontal abscesses remain a serious and potentially life-threatening complication of sinusitis. Traditional therapy involves a combination of intravenous antibiotics, sinus surgery, and neurosurgical drainage through an external approach. OBJECTIVE: In this report, we present a technique in which a purely endoscopic transnasal approach was used to treat both the sinusitis and the …