Computerized tomography-guided stereotactic aspiration of brain abscesses: Experience with 28 cases

Chinese Medical Journal (Taipei)

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 341-349

  Hsieh, Po Chun ^a,b   Pan, Hung Chi ^a,b   Chung, Wen Yuh ^a,b   Lee, Liang Shong ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Brain abscess; Computerized tomography; Stereotactic aspiration; Stereotaxy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BRAIN ABSCESS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; OUTPATIENT; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN ABSCESS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; SUCTION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033067629     PISSN: 05781337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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