title: [Percutaneous drainage treatment of abscess and fluid retention following abdominal surgery].
abstract: 61 patients with abdominal abscesses and fluid collections as a postoperative complication underwent percutaneous drainage. 60 abscesses, 11 haematomas, 3 steril seromas and 3 bile collections were drained. The fluid collections were associated with biliary or enteric fistulae in 16 cases. The percutaneous drainage was successful in 69%, additional surgery was required in 15%. The overall mortality rate was 13%. Reasons for drainage failure were infected clots, phlegmonic abscesses and pancreas involvement of the abscesses.
authors.affiliation: Radiologische Klinik, Klinikum Grosshadern der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Berger
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pratschke
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grab
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Winter
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery*; D000038:Abscess / Q000601:surgery*; D001658:Biliary Fistula / Q000601:surgery; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006406:Hematoma / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D013369:Subphrenic Abscess / Q000601:surgery; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Percutane Drainagebehandlung von Abscessen und liquiden Retentionen nach abdominellen Eingriffen.