title: Laparoscopic drainage of retroperitoneal abscess secondary to pyogenic sacroiliitis.
abstract: Retroperitoneal abscesses are rare complications of pyogenic sacroiliitis. Diagnosis is often delayed due to the initial non-specific symptoms and signs and also a low awareness of the clinical presentation and diagnostic procedures among clinicians. We describe a case of an 18-year-old man who was diagnosed with septic arthritis of his left sacro-iliac joint which was complicated by a retroperitoneal abscess. After discussion with the radiologist and orthopaedic surgeons, the abscess was successfully drained via minimally invasive surgery transperitoneally.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Prince Charles Hospital, Merthyr Tydfil, UK.
authors.forename: David S Y
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Avanish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saklani
authors.forename: Parin R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Puthucode N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Haray
mesh_terms: D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D000293:Adolescent; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000150:complications*; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000601:surgery; D012446:Sacroiliac Joint; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed