EARLY EVALUATION OF NECROTIZING FASCIITIS WITH USE OF CT

Authors
YAMAOKA M FURUSAWA K UEMATSU T YASUDA K
Citation
M. Yamaoka et al., EARLY EVALUATION OF NECROTIZING FASCIITIS WITH USE OF CT, Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery, 22(5), 1994, pp. 268-271
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine",Surgery
Journal title
Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
10105182
Volume
22
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Pages
268 - 271
Database
ISI
SICI code
1010-5182(1994)22:5<268:EEONFW>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Gas bubbles are one of the important signs in the clinical diagnosis o f necrotizing fasciitis, and radiographs are mandatory. An instance wh ere gas bubbles not found on the plain radiographs were clearly shown by CT, which is a useful method for close monitoring and decompression of gas bubbles situated deeply in the spaces of the maxillo-facial an d neck regions.