Healing of a brain abscess by secondary intention. Case report.
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.
Georgius
Peter
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Department of Neurosurgery, The Alfred Hospital and Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Yu
Xavier K
XK
Rosenfeld
Jeffrey V
JV
D'Urso
Paul S
PS
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