title: Detection and localization of intra-abdominal abscesses by diagnostic ultrasound.
abstract: In four patients, intra-abdominal abscesses were identified by ultrasonic technique: a right lower quadrant abscess in Crohn disease, a pyogenic liver abscess, a pelvic abscess following rejection and removal of a transplanted kidney, and a perinephric abscess. In all four the establishment by ultrasound that the mass was filled with fluid was critical in guiding drainage. Diagnostic ultrasound is a safe and effective means for the detection, localization, and characterization of retroperitoneal, intraperitoneal, or intraparenchymal inflammatory masses.
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D010388:Pelvis; D014159:Transducers; D014463:Ultrasonography