Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to A el-Kamar.
The authors report one case of multiple and bilateral cerebral hydatic cysts in a eight years old child. The disease was revealed by cranial hypertension signs, with homonymous hemianopsia. The diagnosis was based on the cerebral CT scan, and confirmed by surgical operation which was performed in two stages. The evolution was uneventful.
In this study, a series of 10 cases of abscess of the posterior cerebral fossa is analysed. In our department, the incidence of this condition is 2 cases per year. These predominantly occur in juvenile male and are frequently caused by adjacent ENT disease. Numerous therapeutic approaches are possible. In our series, 3 patients underwent emergency surgery with simultaneous treatment of the abscess of the ear. A second series of 6 patients underwent delayed treatment of the ENT infection (over 2 weeks) after the emergency puncture of the abscess. The rapid and good recovery of the 3 patients who underwent simultaneous petromastiodectomy and puncture of the abscess during surgery should be emphasized.