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  • Title: 8-year-old patient with multiple large cerebral abscesses successfully treated with stereotactic aspiration: case report and literature review.
    Author: Stevens DC, Asfora WT.
    Journal: S D Med; 2013 Oct; 66(10):420-3. PubMed ID: 24244982.
    Abstract:
    The case presented herein is of an 8-year-old female with nine large brain abscesses of unknown etiology. One lesion was excised by craniotomy. Two days later, in view of impending brain herniation, the remaining eight abscesses were treated on an urgent basis by stereotactic aspiration. Immediate postoperative CT showed total disappearance of all lesions. This case demonstrates that some brain abscesses can be successfully treated utilizing a minimally invasive technique and aggressive antibiotic therapy, without necessitating surgical removal of abscess capsule, multiple aspirations, or implantation of an irrigation system.
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