title: Pediatric parafalcine empyemas.
abstract: Subdural intracranial empyemas and brain abscesses are a rare complication of bacterial sinusitis. Pediatric parafalcine abscesses are a rare entity with different treatment compared with other brain abscesses. We present two pediatric cases with falcine abscess as a sinusitis complication and introduce our department's treatment management. In addition a review of literature is performed. Surgical cases of our department and their management are compared with the current literature. In our cases, both of the children showed a recurrent empyema after the first surgical treatment and antibiotic therapy. A second surgical evacuation was necessary. The antibiotic therapy was given for 3 months. Short-time follow-up imaging is necessary irrespective of infection parameters in blood and patient's clinical condition. Especially in parafalcine abscesses a second look may be an option and surgical treatment with evacuation of pus is the treatment of choice if abscess remnants are visualized.
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Academic Teaching Hospital of University Duisburg - Essen, Duisburg, Germany Department of Pediatrics, Academic Teaching Hospital of University Duisburg - Essen, Duisburg, Germany franzi.niklewski@googlemail.com.
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authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Academic Teaching Hospital of University Duisburg - Essen, Duisburg, Germany Department of Pediatrics, Academic Teaching Hospital of University Duisburg - Essen, Duisburg, Germany.
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