Do prophylactic steroids prevent chemical meningitis in surgery for epidermoid cysts? Case report and literature review

BACKGROUND: Cranial and spinal epidermoid cysts (ECs) are rare and surgical resection can be complicated by chemical meningitis. Here, we treated a patient undergoing surgical resection of an intramedullary spinal EC with prophylactic steroids to help prevent postoperative chemical meningitis. Notab...

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Autores principales: Ganko, Renata, Rodriguez, Michael, Magnussen, John, Simons, Mary, Myint, Esther, Assaad, Nazih
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Scientific Scholar 2020
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7827574/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33500810
http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/SNI_797_2020

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7827574/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33500810
http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/SNI_797_2020

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