title: Complications of suprapubic aspiration in transiently neutropenic children.
abstract: Suprapubic aspiration is very often performed in febrile children with no severe complications. We describe herein 3 febrile children with transient neutropenia who developed abscess at the site of the puncture. We also showed that such a complication was not noticed in nonneutropenic children for 6 months after the admission of the first case. It is demonstrated that suprapubic aspiration puts febrile children with benign neutropenia at risk for abdominal abscess formation.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Pediatrics, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moustaki
authors.forename: Efstathios
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stefos
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Malliou
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fretzayas
mesh_terms: D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000150:complications*; D011677:Punctures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013396:Suction / Q000009:adverse effects; D001743:Urinary Bladder