20-Years Retrospective Analysis of Subdural Empyemas

Volume: 36 Number: 2 June 1, 2010
  • Tolga Kaplan
  • Turgut Kuytu
  • Mevlüt Özgür Taşkapılıoğlu
  • Hasan Kocaeli
  • Ender Korfalı
  • Ahmet Bekar
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20-Years Retrospective Analysis of Subdural Empyemas

Abstract

Intracranial subdural empyema is a neurosurgical emergency with potentially devastating complications. Early diagnosis, early surgery and appropriate antibiotic treatment decreases the mortality. In this article, 31 patients have been examined retrospectively and compared by clinical presentation, ethiologic factors and treatment strategies. The most frequent ethiological agent was Staphilococcus aureus. Fever was the most common clinical presentation and cranial CT with contrast enhancement was used for diagnosis in all patients. In 24 cases craniotomy was performed while burr hole evacuation was performed in 4 cases. Both burr hole and craniotomy were performed at 3 cases. The mean follow up time was 20 (±23.25) months and recurrens was detected in 4 cases. Early diagnosis and quick surgery affects the prognosis significantly. Despite the aggressive treatment it has to be kept in mind that mortality and morbidity is still too high. Excretion of the empyema by craniotomy is the procedure that we suggest.

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Tolga Kaplan This is me

Turgut Kuytu This is me

Mevlüt Özgür Taşkapılıoğlu This is me

Hasan Kocaeli This is me

Ender Korfalı This is me

Ahmet Bekar This is me

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June 1, 2010

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June 1, 2010

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Year 2010 Volume: 36 Number: 2

APA
Kaplan, T., Kuytu, T., Taşkapılıoğlu, M. Ö., Kocaeli, H., Korfalı, E., & Bekar, A. (2010). 20-Years Retrospective Analysis of Subdural Empyemas. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty, 36(2), 61-63. https://izlik.org/JA35TW37FE
AMA
1.Kaplan T, Kuytu T, Taşkapılıoğlu MÖ, Kocaeli H, Korfalı E, Bekar A. 20-Years Retrospective Analysis of Subdural Empyemas. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty. 2010;36(2):61-63. https://izlik.org/JA35TW37FE
Chicago
Kaplan, Tolga, Turgut Kuytu, Mevlüt Özgür Taşkapılıoğlu, Hasan Kocaeli, Ender Korfalı, and Ahmet Bekar. 2010. “20-Years Retrospective Analysis of Subdural Empyemas”. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty 36 (2): 61-63. https://izlik.org/JA35TW37FE.
EndNote
Kaplan T, Kuytu T, Taşkapılıoğlu MÖ, Kocaeli H, Korfalı E, Bekar A (June 1, 2010) 20-Years Retrospective Analysis of Subdural Empyemas. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty 36 2 61–63.
IEEE
[1]T. Kaplan, T. Kuytu, M. Ö. Taşkapılıoğlu, H. Kocaeli, E. Korfalı, and A. Bekar, “20-Years Retrospective Analysis of Subdural Empyemas”, Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 61–63, June 2010, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA35TW37FE
ISNAD
Kaplan, Tolga - Kuytu, Turgut - Taşkapılıoğlu, Mevlüt Özgür - Kocaeli, Hasan - Korfalı, Ender - Bekar, Ahmet. “20-Years Retrospective Analysis of Subdural Empyemas”. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty 36/2 (June 1, 2010): 61-63. https://izlik.org/JA35TW37FE.
JAMA
1.Kaplan T, Kuytu T, Taşkapılıoğlu MÖ, Kocaeli H, Korfalı E, Bekar A. 20-Years Retrospective Analysis of Subdural Empyemas. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty. 2010;36:61–63.
MLA
Kaplan, Tolga, et al. “20-Years Retrospective Analysis of Subdural Empyemas”. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty, vol. 36, no. 2, June 2010, pp. 61-63, https://izlik.org/JA35TW37FE.
Vancouver
1.Tolga Kaplan, Turgut Kuytu, Mevlüt Özgür Taşkapılıoğlu, Hasan Kocaeli, Ender Korfalı, Ahmet Bekar. 20-Years Retrospective Analysis of Subdural Empyemas. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty [Internet]. 2010 Jun. 1;36(2):61-3. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA35TW37FE

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