Retroperitoneal abscess following infected bipolar hemiarthroplasty diagnosed by metallosis: a case report.
We present a patient with the rare association of a retroperitoneal abscess and infected bipolar hemiarthroplasty diagnosed by metallosis in the abscess preoperatively. T1 and T2 weighted magnetic resonance images revealed a very low signal area, suggesting the presence of particulate metal in the abscess. Critical interpretation of imaging may be useful in such cases.
Fujishiro
Takaaki
T
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. taka2446@yg8.so-net.ne.jp
Hayashi
Shinya
S
Kanzaki
Noriyuki
N
Oka
Shinya
S
Kurosaka
Masahiro
M
Nishiyama
Takayuki
T
D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D000535:Aluminum / Q000009:adverse effects; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis; D001178:Arthroplasty / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys / Q000009:adverse effects; D008875:Middle Aged; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy
D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys; D000535:Aluminum