Percutaneous drainage of tuberculous abscess of the psoas muscle.
Two cases of tuberculous abscess of the psoas muscle are reported which did not improve with antituberculosis chemotherapy. They were treated by sonographically guided percutaneous drainage through a pigtail catheter, with a successful result.
D000005:Abdomen; D000038:Abscess / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014463:Ultrasonography