title: Healing of a brain abscess by secondary intention. Case report.
abstract: A cerebral abscess developed in this 33-year-old man after a compound, comminuted skull fracture of the left temporoparietal region. This lesion failed to respond to standard management, which included subtotal excision and drainage. This case presented the unusual opportunity to externalize a cerebral abscess that had failed to respond to standard surgical treatment. The cerebral abscess healed rapidly by secondary intention. This may be a safe and effective option for an abscess that is walled off by granulation tissue and situated close to the cortical surface.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, The Alfred Hospital and Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Georgius
authors.forename: Xavier K
authors.initials: XK
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Jeffrey V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Rosenfeld
authors.forename: Paul S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: D'Urso
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods*; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012086:Reoperation; D014945:Wound Healing