title: EUS-FNA can be an effective procedure for the transesophageal drainage of a patient with intra-peritoneal abscess.
abstract: Endoscopic ultrasonography-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is considered to be a highly beneficial and safe diagnostic tool. EUS-FNA now has a greater clinical impact because the technique is currently being applied for therapeutic as well as diagnostic purposes. The treatment of intra-peritoneal abscess after peptic ulcer perforation has traditionally been by surgery, especially when percutaneous abscess drainage is unfeasible. We report that less invasive drainage using EUS-FNA was useful in treating a patient with an abscess who had no other option but to select surgical treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Hokusetsu General Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Azusa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hara
authors.forename: Shinya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fukunishi
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sanomura
authors.forename: Kazuhide
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Higuchi
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000628:therapy*; D000368:Aged; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle / Q000379:methods*; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D019160:Endosonography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000628:therapy*