• World Neurosurg · Jun 2024

    Review Case Reports

    Cerebral Myiasis, an unexpected intraoperative finding - A Case Report and Systematic Review.

    • Juan Fernando Ramón-Cuellar, Juan Armando Mejía-Cordovez, Gabriel Alexander Quiñones-Ossa, Juan Pablo Leal-Isaza, Maria Paula Vargas-Osorio, Juan Daniel Ramirez-Muñoz, Edgar G Ordóñez-Rubiano, Alexandra Porras- Ramirez, Diego Gómez- Amarillo, and Fernando Hakim-Daccach.
    • Department of Neurosurgery, Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia.
    • World Neurosurg. 2024 Jun 1; 186: 138144138-144.

    AbstractPostoperative complications, exemplified by surgical site infections, are commonplace in the realm of daily surgical interventions. Conversely, certain infectious entities, such as cerebral myiasis (CM), are distinctly rare. This report elucidates the clinical presentation of a 74-year-old female afflicted with a CSF fistula, within the context of a preceding surgical microvascular decompression employing a suboccipital craniotomy approach. Notably, the course of evaluation and treatment unveiled an intraoperative manifestation of severe CM. This case report underscores the critical significance of prompt identification, precise diagnostic elucidation, and comprehensive multidisciplinary management to optimize patient outcomes in instances of CM. Furthermore, a systematic literature review on CM supplements this report, contributing to the understanding of this infrequent complication.Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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