Laparoscopic drainage of retroperitoneal abscess secondary to pyogenic sacroiliitis.
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.
Chan
David S Y
DS
Department of Surgery, Prince Charles Hospital, Merthyr Tydfil, UK.
Saklani
Avanish
A
Shah
Parin R
PR
Haray
Puthucode N
PN
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