Cerebral Abscess Following Endovascular Treatment of Aneurysm: Report of 2 Cases and Review of the Literature

Dogan S., Baltacioglu F., Duman I. E., KÜÇÜKYÜRÜK B., BATUR Ş., Oz B., ...More

WORLD NEUROSURGERY, vol.127, pp.199-205, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 127
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.02.220
  • Journal Name: WORLD NEUROSURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.199-205
  • Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: No

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Endovascular treatment is growing in popularity globally as an important treatment option for intracranial aneurysms. Cerebral infection as a complication of endovascular treatment of aneurysms is sufficiently rare that only 6 isolated cerebral abscess cases have been reported thus far. CASE REPORT: In this report, we present 2 cerebral abscesses from 3 institutions, which developed after coil embolization of anterior communicating artery and middle cerebral artery aneurysms. CONCLUSION: This report was written to discuss the possible mechanisms underlying cerebral abscess after endovascular treatment of aneurysms and to suggest potential treatment and prevention methods.