Surgical treatment of cerebellar schistosomiasis.
OBJECTIVE
To explore the surgical treatment of cerebellar schistosomiasis.


METHODS
Twelve cases of cerebellar schistosomiasis treated in our department were analyzed retrospectively.


RESULTS
All cases were cured. At the 2-year follow-up examination, all patients could perform physical tasks normally.


CONCLUSIONS
Cerebellar schistosomiasis tends to cause mass effect of the posterior cranial fossa and increased intracranial pressure. Microresection of the pathological focus and decompression of the posterior cranial fossa should be effective therapeutic measures.
Shu
Kai
K
Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Zhang
Suojun
S
Han
Lin
L
Lei
Ting
T
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D020818:Neuroschistosomiasis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult