title: Modified trocar-cannula system for percutaneous pancreatic abscess drainage.
abstract: A trocar-catheter system using a 7.1-F pigtail catheter and a translumbar needle was used successfully in the percutaneous drainage of a pancreatic abscess via an anterior approach. This system provides a) adequate drainage size, b) adequate length for deep-seated abscesses, and c) pigtail-catheter configuration.
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000628:therapy*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000628:therapy*