title: Psoas abscess twenty-one years after ipsilateral nephrectomy.
abstract: We report an unusual case of psoas abscess, which developed twenty-one years after ipsilateral nephrectomy and was caused by infrequent pathogen, Proteus mirabilis. It was diagnosed by computed tomography and was drained percutaneously with a nephrostomy tube guided by ultrasonography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Urology, Fatih University, School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Selda
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tez
authors.forename: Gülcin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dilmen
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Unsal
authors.forename: Asli
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koktener
authors.forename: Ersin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cimentepe
authors.forename: Remzi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saglam
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D011512:Proteus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D011513:Proteus mirabilis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016659:Psoas Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed