Persistent brainstem abscess requiring repeat microsurgical drainage: case report

In this paper, we present a patient who was treated for a pontine abscess at our institution. This patient underwent sub-occipital craniotomy for microscopic abscess drainage after which cultures grew Streptococcus intermedius. She was treated with antibiotics but failed to show clinical improvement...

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Autores principales: Shoap, Wesley, Hayden, Ellery A, Crabill, George A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8407027/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34476081
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjab376
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description In this paper, we present a patient who was treated for a pontine abscess at our institution. This patient underwent sub-occipital craniotomy for microscopic abscess drainage after which cultures grew Streptococcus intermedius. She was treated with antibiotics but failed to show clinical improvement and was taken back to the operating room for repeat abscess drainage. Clinical improvement was seen after the second operation. This case report describes open surgical technique as a safe and effective way of treating brainstem abscess.
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spelling pubmed-84070272021-09-01 Persistent brainstem abscess requiring repeat microsurgical drainage: case report Shoap, Wesley Hayden, Ellery A Crabill, George A J Surg Case Rep Case Report In this paper, we present a patient who was treated for a pontine abscess at our institution. This patient underwent sub-occipital craniotomy for microscopic abscess drainage after which cultures grew Streptococcus intermedius. She was treated with antibiotics but failed to show clinical improvement and was taken back to the operating room for repeat abscess drainage. Clinical improvement was seen after the second operation. This case report describes open surgical technique as a safe and effective way of treating brainstem abscess. Oxford University Press 2021-08-31 /pmc/articles/PMC8407027/ /pubmed/34476081 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjab376 Text en Published by Oxford University Press and JSCR Publishing Ltd. © The Author(s) 2021. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8407027/
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