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Brain abscess after endosaccular embolisation of a cerebral aneurysm
Guangzhong Chen1, Shengquan Zhan1, Wei Chen2
1Department of Neurosurgery, Guangdong General Hospital, Neuroscience Institute, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, 106 Zhangshan Er Road, Guangzhou 510080, China.
Abstract:
Endovascular embolization has become an important treatment option for cerebral aneurysms, along with surgical clipping. But few literatures mentioned infectious complications after coiling of aneurysms. We present a patient with a brain abscess that developed after endosaccular embolization of a left middle cerebral artery aneurysm. The brain abscess was located adjacent to the aneurysm and discovered more than 2 months after embolization. We discuss the clinical implications of this rare complication and review the literature for infections related to the coils used for embolization of aneurysms.
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