Percutaneous Drainage of 300 Intraperitoneal Abscesses with Long-Term Follow-Up

Journal Article · Thu Dec 15 04:00:00 EST 2005 · Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/S00270-004-0281-4· OSTI ID:21091319

Akinci, Devrim; Akhan, Okan; Ozmen, Mustafa N ^[1]; Karabulut, Nevzat ^[2]; Ozkan, Orhan; Cil, Barbaros E; Karcaaltincaba, Musturay ^[1]

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1. Hacettepe Medical School, Department of Radiology (Turkey)
2. Pamukkale University Medical School (Turkey)

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of percutaneous drainage of intraperitoneal abscesses with attention to recurrence and failure rates. A retrospective analysis of percutaneous treatment of 300 intraperitoneal abscesses in 255 patients (147 male, 108 female; average age: 38 years; range: 40 days to 90 years) for whom at least 1-year follow-up data were available was performed. Abscesses were drained with fluoroscopic, sonographic, or computed tomographic guidance. Nine abscesses were drained by simple aspiration; catheter drainage either by Seldinger or trocar technique was used in the remaining 291 abscesses with 6F to 14 F catheters. Initial cure and failure rates were 68% (203/300) and 12% (36/300), respectively. Sixty-one abscesses (20%) were either palliated or temporized. The recurrence rate was 4% (12/300) and nine of them were cured by recatheterization, whereas three of them were treated by medication or surgery. The overall success and failure rates were 91% (273/300) and 9% (27/300), respectively, with temporized, palliated, and recatheterized recurred abscesses. The 30-day mortality rate was 3.1% (8/255). The mean duration of catheterization was 13 days. Intraperitoneal abscesses with safe access routes should be drained percutaneously because of high success and low morbidity, mortality, and recurrence rates.

• OSTI ID: 21091319
• Journal Information: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Journal Name: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 28; ISSN 0174-1551; ISSN CAIRDG
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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