Treatment of pyogenic splenic abscess by ultrasonically guided fine needle puncture.
One case of pyogenic splenic abscess, diagnosed and treated by several ultrasonically guided fine needle punctures, is presented. This noninvasive procedure provided a definitive therapy preserving the spleen. Evacuating fine needle puncture seems to be an alternative therapy of splenic abscess, especially in patients with reduced operability.
D000038:Abscess / Q000628:therapy*; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011677:Punctures; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000628:therapy*; D014463:Ultrasonography