[Psoas muscle abscess: bibliographic review].
OBJECTIVE
To report the clinical characteristics, diagnosis and treatment of psoas abscess.


RESULTS
We report the case of a 77 year old female patient who was diagnosed of psoas abscess. Due to the unspecific symptoms, she was initially treated as a renal colic. Ultrasound was the test that oriented us to the diagnosis. Percutaneous drainage was effective, checking the resolution using CT Scan.


CONCLUSIONS
Psoas abscess is an uncommon pathology the presenting features of which are usually unspecific. CT Scan is the astronomer diagnostic tests and percutaneous drainage has good results and is less aggressive therapeutic option for this disease.
Servicio de Urología, Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza, España. telonman@hotmail.com
Joaquín
J
Navarro Gil
Oscar
O
Regojo Zapata
Angel
A
Elizalde Benito
José Ignacio
JI
Hijazo Conejos
Carlos
C
Murillo Pérez
José Manuel
JM
Sánchez Zalabardo
José Gabriel
JG
Valdivia Uría
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016659:Psoas Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy