title: [Intracranial late abscesses following injuries caused by grenade splinters].
abstract: On the basis of 6 cases of late cerebral abscesses after lesions caused by shell-splinters treated by us, clinic, diagnostics and therapy of this complication are discussed in detail. In 3 patients there were no direct relations between the splinters and the abscesses so that further factors (age, vascular wall changes, and the like) must play a role in the formation of the abscesses; such vascular wall fibroses were found histologically in 3 of the examined abscess capsules. In 3 cases the bacteriological identification of the pathogens was possible. The treatment was carried out by employing puncture or extirpation or the combination of the two methods.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology; D004322:Drainage; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Intrakranielle Spätabszesse nach Granatsplitterverletzungen.