title: Percutaneous drainage of postappendectomy abscesses complicated by enteric communication.
abstract: Four patients with postappendectomy abscesses complicated by enteric fistulae were treated by percutaneous drainage. Sinograms, obtained at the time of the initial drainage, demonstrated communication to the cecum in 3 patients and to the small bowel in 1 patient. Complete cure was attained in 3 patients by percutaneous drainage. In the fourth patient, surgery was performed after 7 days of catheter drainage. Percutaneous drainage of abscesses with enteric communication requires a modified technique, which includes longer-term drainage than for simple noncommunicating abscesses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Peer
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Strauss
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D000328:Adult; D001062:Appendectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D004322:Drainage; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*