Percutaneous catheter drainage of intraabdominal abscesses and fluid
10.3348/jkrs.1986.22.5.661
- Author:
Jong Tae LEE
;
Tae Hee KWON
;
Hyung Sik YOO
;
Jung Ho SUH
;
Young Ho LEE
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Abscess;
Catheters;
Drainage;
Humans;
Liver Abscess;
Methods;
Necrosis;
Pancreas;
Pancreatitis;
Ultrasonography
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
1986;22(5):661-671
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Percutaneous catheter drainage has been reported to bean effective method in the management of selectedpatients with abscess and fluid collection. Its high sucess rate and relatively low complications make theprocedure an alternative to surgery in the individual cases. During past two years percutaneous catheter dainagein 25 patients with intraabdominal abscesses and fluid collection was performed at the Department of Radiology,Yonsei Universtiy College of medicine. Here the technique and auathor's results were summarized; 1. The total 25patients who had percutaneous catheter drainage are 10 liver abscesses, 3 subphrenic, one subhepatic, 4 renal andperirenal, 2 pelvic, one psoas, one anterior pararenal fluid from acute pancreatitis, one pancreas pseudocyst and2 malignant tumor necrosis. 2. The modified Seldinger technique used for all cases of abscess and fluid draingeunder guidence of ultrasound scan. The used catheters were 10F. Pigtail and 14F. Malecot (Cook c/o) catheters. 3.The abscesses and fluid of 17 patients among 25 were cured by the percutaneous catheter drainage and 4 patientswere clinically improved. The catheter drainage was failed in 2 patients and 3 complications were developed. 4.The success rate of this procefure was 91.3%, failure rate was 8.7% and complication rate was 12%.
