title: [Splenic abscess: from diagnosis to treatment].
abstract: Splenic abscess are a rare and severe pathology causing difficulty in diagnosis and treatment. The Clinical presentation usually associated with abdominal pain in the left upper quadrant, fever and splenomegaly. Diagnosis will be confirmed by morphologic examination such as ultra sonography and computed tomography. Percutaneous drainage procedure made in first intention can be used either for curative purpose or to prepare patient for surgery. We report four cases of splenic abscess collected in our departement between 1997 and 2000 in which percutaneous drainage procedure was trial first. Two of them were successful and the others were completed by splenectomy.
authors.affiliation: Service Chirurgie A, Hôpital Charles Nicolle, Tunis.
authors.forename: Slim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jarboui
authors.forename: Mounir
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ben Moussa
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Krichene
authors.forename: Faouzi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tanazakhti
authors.forename: Najla
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mnif
authors.forename: Moufida
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Othmani
authors.forename: Radhi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hamza
authors.forename: Abdeljélil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zaouche
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013156:Splenectomy; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013163:Splenomegaly / Q000209:etiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome