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11/Sep/2018
DOI: 10.1590/S1679-45082018RC4254
ABSTRACT The aim of this study were to describe the technique of percutaneous drainage of iliopsoas abscess, and to discuss the benefits of using this minimally-invasive tool. A single center study with retrospective analysis of patients with psoas abscess confirmed by imaging scans, sent to the interventional medicine center and submitted to computed tomography and ultrasound-guided percutaneous drainage, from November 2013 to August 2016. Seven patients underwent percutaneous drainage of psoas abscess in this period. The mean initial drained volume […]
Keywords: Drainage; Minimally invasive procedures; Psoas abscess/diagnostic imaging; Tomography, x-ray computed; Ultrasonography