Combined microsurgical fluorescence for optimizing resection in refractory empyema and cerebritis

Carlos Sánchez Fernández1, Bernardino Choque Cuba2, Mónica Rivero-Garvía3

  • 1Department of Neurosurgery, University Clinical Hospital of Valladolid, Ramón y Cajal 3, St., 47005, Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain. carlos_san_fer@hotmail.com.

Summary

Intraoperative fluorescence imaging, using indocyanine green and fluorescein, helps neurosurgeons precisely resect infected brain tissue, preserving healthy areas and improving patient outcomes in complex neurosurgical cases.