Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment of Brain Tuberculoma
Abstract：Objective:To explore the principle of diagnosis and treatment of brain tuberculoma.Method:The clinical data of 15 patients with brain tuberculoma were retrospectively analyzed.The clinical characteristics and the operation modes of treatment were analyzed.Result:All 15 patients were diagnosed by the intraoperative pathological examination.There were 13 cases with operation resection and 2 cases with partial resection,and all patients were treated with antituberculosis drugs after operation.Patients were followed up from 3 to 24 months,and 1 patient happened hydrocephalus and did ventricular peritoneal shunt, and other patients recovered.Conclusion:The correct understanding about the clinical characteristics of brain tuberculoma can reduce the misdiagnosis rate of this disease,and the operation resection combined with antituberculosis drugs can improve the cure rate of brain tuberculoma.
Keywords：Brain tuberculomaDiagnosisSurgical treatment
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 15-16,17 )