title: Abscess drainage in the genitourinary tract.
abstract: This article deals with the diagnosis of perirenal fluid collections as well as renal abscesses. Proper diagnostic and drainage techniques are discussed, as are patient selection, route selection, catheter selection, technique, and catheter management. In addition, the cure rates of the therapeutic procedure are reviewed.
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000473:pathology; D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D014566:Urogenital System / Q000601:surgery*