Percutaneous Drainage of Abdominal and Pelvic Abscesses in Children

Colin Brown; Lisa Kang; Stanley T. Kim

doi:10.1055/s-0032-1330062

Seminars in Interventional Radiology, Table of Contents

Semin intervent Radiol 2012; 29(04): 286-294
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1330062

Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.

Percutaneous Drainage of Abdominal and Pelvic Abscesses in Children

Authors

Colin Brown

¹Department of Radiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Lisa Kang

¹Department of Radiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Stanley T. Kim

²Department of Radiology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois

Abstract

It has only been in the last several decades that abscesses within deep compartments, particularly within the abdomen and pelvis, have become safely accessible with imaging guidance. Since that time, percutaneous abscess drainage has become the standard of care in children. We review the clinical features, diagnosis, and image-guided management of abdominal and pelvic abscesses in children.

Keywords

interventional radiology - pediatric - abscess drain - appendicitis - percutaneous therapy

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