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A Retrospective Study on Endoscopic Surgery for the Treatment of Paravertebral Abscess in Spinal Tuberculosis Patients
Published on: October 25, 2024
Large pontine tubercular abscess treated surgically
Hitesh K Gurjar1, Shejoy P Joshua, Deepak Agrawal
1Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Abstract:
Tuberculosis of the central nervous system (CNS) is a life threatening condition with 50% mortality in advanced disease and serious neurological deficits in those who survive. Tuberculous abscess is a rare manifestation of CNS tuberculosis, brainstem involvement being even rarer. The management of these conditions poses a great challenge to the treating physician. We report a case of large tubercular abscess of pons which increased in size on anti-tubercular treatment, but showed excellent improvement following craniotomy and aspiration.
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