title: [Lumboscopic drainage of retroperitoneal abscess. Case report].
abstract: Existing reports evaluate the management of infected pancreatic necrosis. Most of the authors choose between percutaneous and retroperitoneoscopic drainage. The high morbidity and mortality of this pathology distorts the objective evaluation of the treatment employed. With present a case of infected pancreatic collection favorably resolved with retroperitoneoscopic drainage evidencing the low morbidity of this technique.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Laparoscopia Urológica, Clinica Santa Maria, Santiago de Chile. octaviocastillo@vtr.net
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Castillo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vitagliano
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Díaz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hoyos
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Cortés
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Estrada
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000628:therapy*; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000628:therapy*; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space