Intracranial Subdural Empyema: Report of 2 Cases.
- Author:
Kee Ho HONG
1
;
Tae Seong KIM
;
Kwang Myung KIM
;
Gook Ki KIM
;
Bong Arm RHEE
;
Won LEEM
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Subdural empyema;
Surgical drainage;
Acute facial furuncle;
Postoperative craniectomy
- MeSH:
Diagnosis;
Drainage;
Emergencies;
Empyema, Subdural*;
Furunculosis;
Mortality
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1983;12(2):297-300
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Subdural empyema is a neurosurgical emergency the mortality of which continues to be as high as 40% in modern reported series. It is also a curable lesion, and the outcome of treatment has been demonstrated to be directly related to the promptness of diagnosis and appropriate surgical drainage. Recently, we have operated upon two cases of intracranial subdural empyema secondary to acute facial furuncle and postoperative craniectomy. Reviewing these two cases and other literatures, we are going to describe about cases, symptoms and signs, and methods of diagnosis and treatment of subdural empyema.
