title: Computed tomography-guided percutaneous drainage of intra-abdominal abscesses in neutropenic children.
abstract: The mortality associated with undrained intra-abdominal abscesses is high. Computed tomography-guided percutaneous drainage (CT-PD), a minimally invasive technique, allows a drainage catheter to be inserted into fluid collections throughout the body with minimal risk. We described two neutropenic patients with intra-abdominal abscesses treated with CT-PD after they failed to respond to antimicrobial therapy. With this modality, the surgery was successfully avoided or delayed. We are of an opinion that CT-PD is an efficient and simple urgent radiology procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Chang Gung Children's Hospital, Kwei-Shan Hsiang, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Tang-Her
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Jaing
authors.forename: Chao-Jan
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Chen-Sheng
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Iou-Jih
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.forename: Cheng-Hsun
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.forename: Ching-Yao
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D000293:Adolescent; D000741:Anemia, Aplastic / Q000150:complications; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000150:complications*; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000150:complications; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed