Abstract
Craniocervical tuberculosis (TB) is very rare. Despite the use of magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) and cranial tomography (CT), diagnosis of craniocervical tuberculosis
is frequently difficult. In this study, we present a craniocervical tuberculosis abscess
case which demonstrates the role of transoral surgery for both diagnosis and treatment.
Zusammenfassung
Kraniozervikal-Tuberkulose (TB) ist eine seltene Erkrankung. Trotz des Einsatzes der
Magnetresonanztomographie (MRI) und der Computer-Tomographie (CT) ist es schwer, bei
Kraniozervikal-Tuberkulose die Diagnose zu stellen. Wir stellen hier einen kraniozervikalen
Tuberkulose-Abszess dar und diskutieren die Rolle der transoralen Chirurgie in der
Diagnose und Therapie.
Key words
Craniocervical junction - transoral surgery - tuberculosis abscess
Schlüsselwörter
Kraniozervikal - Transoral-Chirurgie - Tuberkulose - Abszess
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Dr. Fuat Torun
Department of Neurosurgery · Selcuk University · Faculty of Medicine
42080 Akyokus, Konya
Turkey
Phone: 90/3 32/2 23 61 50
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Email: fuatorun@hotmail.com
