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KMID : 0911820130140010018
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Korean Journal of Headache
2013 Volume.14 No. 1 p.18 ~ p.21
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A Case of Continuous Subdural Irrigation and Drainage for Intracranial Subdural Empyema
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Cho Chul-Hwan
Eom Ki-Seong
Kim Tae-Young
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Abstract
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Intracranial subdural empyema (ISDE) is a focal purulent infection between the dura and arachnoid mater, with few anatomic barriers to spread. Early and precise detection, timely surgery, and appropriate antibiotic therapy are the keys to a more favorable clinical outcome. Here, we present a case of ISDE in a 41-year-old man who was successfully treated with continuous irrigation of the subdural space with antibiotics and drainage through 2 burr holes without any complications. Continuous subdural irrigation is useful for the evacuation of pus and eradication of the source of infection, thereby resulting in a favorable outcome, especially in elderly patients and patients with poor health.
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KEYWORD
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Intracranial subdural empyema, Continuous irrigation, Poor health
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