Percutaneous CT-guided drainage of a postoperative intra-abdominal abscess in a combat environment.
Combat medical care results in limited resource availability, which can prompt creativity in treatment of otherwise common conditions. A postoperative intra-abdominal abscess is not an uncommon occurrence following traumatic hollow viscous injury in the deployed environment, but treatment is often limited to surgical drainage only. Herein, we describe a novel use of a dual-lumen central venous catheter to obtain percutaneous drainage of a postoperative intra-abdominal abscess.
Department of Surgery, Womack Army Medical Center, 2817 Reilly Road, Fort Bragg, NC 28307.
Timothy P
TP
Plackett
Department of Radiology, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Geb. 3765, 66849 Landstuhl, Germany.
Mohammad
M
Naeem
D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery; D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D000346:Afghanistan; D003130:Combat Disorders / Q000601:surgery*; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult