title: Laparoscopic drainage of bilateral tuberculous psoas abscesses.
abstract: Psoas abscess secondary to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is rare in industrialized countries. Standard treatment options for psoas abscess of any etiology include percutaneous drainage under radiographic guidance and surgery, which is reserved for failure of conservative therapy. A case of bilateral tuberculous psoas abscesses is reported and a surgical method of drainage utilizing a totally extraperitoneal laparoscopic approach is described.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Surgery, Ealing Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Atkin
authors.forename: Kamran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Qurashi
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Isla
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016659:Psoas Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*