The diagnosis and treatment of psoas abscess: a 12 year review.
Over a 12 year period, 25 psoas abscesses occurring in 17 patients were managed at Royal Perth Hospital (900 bed hospital). Symptoms were present, on average, for 5 weeks prior to diagnosis, which was typically confirmed by computerized tomography. Fifty-nine per cent of cases were primary and percutaneous drainage effected a cure in 80% of all cases. Percutaneous drainage resulted in a non-significant trend towards shorter inpatient stay.
Department of Radiology, Royal Perth Hospital, Australia.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016659:Psoas Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D012008:Recurrence; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional