Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided intervention has been established as a safe, effective and minimally invasive procedure for various diseases in adults, but there have been limited reports in pediatric patients. Herein, we report our experience with successful EUS-guided drainage of an intra-abdominal abscess in a 1-year-old infant concomitant with disseminated intravascular coagulation. The abscess was punctured via the stomach using a standard, convex-type echoendoscope, and the patient's condition improved after naso-cystic catheter placement. Although the clinical course was complicated by delayed hemorrhage from the puncture site, the bleeding was successfully managed by endoscopic hemostasis using a standard forward-viewing endoscope.
Abdominal Abscess* ; Abscess ; Adult ; Catheters ; Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation ; Drainage* ; Endoscopes ; Hemorrhage ; Hemostasis, Endoscopic ; Humans ; Infant* ; Punctures ; Stomach ; Ultrasonography