[Successful microsurgical resection of a large brainstem abscess: case report and literature review].
Revaz S DzhindzhikhadzeOleg N DrevalValeriy A LazarevAndrey Victorovich PolyakovRenat L KambievD N FedorovV B BaninaA S BarbashovaYu M AntoshinPublished in: Zhurnal voprosy neirokhirurgii imeni N. N. Burdenko (2022)
There are no established algorithm for the treatment of brainstem abscesses. Therapeutic approach is advisable for small abscesses. There are 2 neurosurgical options for this lesion: stereotactic drainage and microsurgical resection with or without external ventricular drainage. Treatment strategy depends on location and size of abscess, as well as clinical state of the patient.