Acute Obstructive Hydrocephalus Caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa Ventriculitis after Transsphenoidal Surgery: Case Report
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52725#.VKICkcCAM4 Author(s) Yasuhiko Hayashi * , Masayuki Iwato , Daisuke Kita , Katsuyoshi Miyashita Affiliation(s) Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan . ABSTRACT Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) frequently causes various infections, some of which are serious and require prompt medical detection and appropriate antibiotic selection. Although P. aeruginosa commonly exists within the nasal cavity, meningitis or ventriculitis following transsphenoidal surgery to relieve P. aeruginosa has been reported only occasionally. However, as the...