title: Percutaneous drainage of tuberculous abscess of the psoas muscle.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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