Endoscopic management of brain abscesses

From: Neurology India | Date: January 1, 2008| Author: Parihar, Vijay; Sinha, Mallika; Yadav, Yad | Copyright information

Treatment of brain abscess is still a subject of controversy. Craniotomy with primary extirpation and resection of the abscess membrane, [1],[2],[3],[4],[5] burr hole craniotomy and aspiration of pus with or without insertion of a drain, [1],[6] stereotactic aspiration, [1],[7],[8] ultrasound-guided aspiration, [9] medical management, [1] endoscopic aspiration [10],[11] and stereotactic endoscopic aspiration [12],[13] are different therapeutic approaches. However, simple therapeutic approache...

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