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| Year : 2005 | Volume
: 53
| Issue : 3 | Page : 345--346 |
A case of thalamic abscess treated by endoscopic surgery
Mufique Gajdhar, YR Yadav
Department of Neurosurgery Unit, NSCB Medical College, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Y R Yadav
Neurosurgery Unit, NSCB Medical College, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.16940
We report about a 7-year-old female child with cyanotic heart disease whose thalamic abscess was successfully treated by endoscope-assisted abscess drainage. Endoscopic aspiration of thalamic abscess appears to be a safe and effective method of treatment for deep-seated abscesses, as direct visualization of the abscess cavity is possible and the completeness of evacuation can be assessed.
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