Image-guided percutaneous drainage: a review

Percutaneous abscess drainage (PAD) has been proven to be a safe, effective, and widely used technique for treatment of patients with intra-abdominal fluid collections. Indications for PAD are ever expanding, and most abscesses are amenable to PAD. PAD is routinely used for treatment of simple unilo...

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Published in:Abdominal radiology (New York) 2016-04, Vol.41 (4), p.629-636
Main Authors: Jaffe, Tracy A., Nelson, Rendon C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdominal Abscess - diagnostic imaging
Abdominal Abscess - surgery
Drainage - methods
Gastroenterology
Hepatology
Humans
Imaging
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Radiography, Abdominal
Radiography, Interventional
Radiology
Review Paper
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonography, Interventional
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Summary:Percutaneous abscess drainage (PAD) has been proven to be a safe, effective, and widely used technique for treatment of patients with intra-abdominal fluid collections. Indications for PAD are ever expanding, and most abscesses are amenable to PAD. PAD is routinely used for treatment of simple unilocular abscesses however more complex collections require a collaborative strategy with surgical services for patient management. PAD is also used as a temporizing procedure for patients who will ultimately require operative intervention. A variety of imaging modalities are used for PAD including ultrasound and CT. Several catheter insertion techniques have proven effective. Complications from PAD are relatively uncommon.
ISSN:2366-004X
2366-0058
DOI:10.1007/s00261-016-0649-3