title: Intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging-guided drainage of nonpalpable abscesses.
abstract: Intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging provides the surgeon with powerful, high-resolution, real-time imaging. Procedures may be performed with minimal invasion, with the benefit of reduced tissue damage, improved wound healing, and a better cosmetic result. The authors present a case of a leukemic pediatric patient with a few large, deeply situated, nonpalpable abscesses that were drained successfully with intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging guidance. In this case, this new intraoperative imaging method enabled minimal invasiveness, with fast recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Sheba Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel. ozmora@hotmail.com
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Zmora
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Faibel
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Givon
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tsarfati
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ben-Shlush
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bilik
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Avigad
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D000293:Adolescent; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005682:Gadolinium; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000150:complications*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods*; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D005682:Gadolinium