Kazan medical journalKazan medical journal0368-48142587-9359Eco-Vector7084110.17816/kazmj70841Short CommunicationMayer (Arch. F. Ohren, Nasen und kehlkopfheilkunde Bd 142 H. 2; 1936) A. reports on the surgical treatment of a case of abscess of the apex of the temporal bone pyramid, accompanied by a typical Gradenigo syndromeSokolovB.info@eco-vector.com140519373356526522005202120052021Copyright © 1937, Sokolov B.1937<p>The first operation, performed at the end of the third week of the disease, did not give any special findings or effect, and only a second operation two weeks later opened the abscess. The path of penetration is between the bony part of the Eustachian tube and the canal of the carotid internal artery.</p>Kazan Medical archiveКазанский медицинский архив