title: [Results of sonographically guided percutaneous catheter drainage of intra-abdominal abscesses in surgery].
abstract: The results of a retrospective study concerning percutaneous catheter drainage of 62 intra-abdominal abscesses in 60 patients were demonstrated, including the procedure and complications. For the first access a thin needle was used to perform an aspiration biopsy under sonographic control. We placed a pigtail or van Sonnenberg catheter by Seldinger or trocar technique into the abscesses. The primary success rate of percutaneous drainage was 85 %. Complications occurred in 6.4 % of the cases with a mortality of 0 %. This method is an acceptable alternative to surgery for many patients. Ultrasound-guided percutaneous catheter drainage is the method of choice for uncomplicated abscesses, especially in the critically ill patient.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Universitätsklinik und Poliklinik der RWTH Aachen.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jansen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Truong
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Riesener
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sparenberg
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Schumpelick
mesh_terms: D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000295:instrumentation; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D013396:Suction / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000295:instrumentation*