title: [Surgical treatment of intra-abdominal abscesses].
abstract: To define the role of operative treatment of intraabdominal abscesses, we retrospectively reviewed 106 patients, who were operated for intraabdominal abscesses between January 1988 and October 1994. 49 patients had had a primary abscess, 57 patients had an anteceding operation. In both groups appendix and bilio-pancreatic tract were the mostly involved organs. 81 (76,4%) abscesses were single, whereas 17 patients had 2 and 8 patients had 3 synchronous abscesses. All abscesses fulfilled the criteria of complicated abscesses. Successful drainage was achieved in 83%, 17% of cases had to be reoperated or percutaneously drained for recurrence of abscess or abscess related complications. The procedure related morbidity was 37,7% (40/106), half of these were minor complications. 5 patients died, conferring to a mortality of 4,7%. We conclude, that operative drainage plays an important role in the therapeutic regimes of intraabdominal complicated abscesses and can be performed with low morbidity and mortality.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Klinik, Städtischen Klinikums, Ludwigshafen.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Seelig
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Winkeltau
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Schumpelick
mesh_terms: D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome
vernacular_title: Die chirurgische Behandlung intraabdomineller Abszesse.