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CT-guided placement of a drainage catheter within a pelvic abscess using a transsacral approach.
- Source :
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Cardiovascular and interventional radiology [Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol] 2007 Nov-Dec; Vol. 30 (6), pp. 1277-9. - Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- A 66-year-old man underwent CT-guided drainage catheter placement within a pelvic abscess with a diameter of 46 mm. We performed the drainage by a transsacral approach because it was considered the safest and most feasible approach. An 8G bone marrow biopsy needle was used to penetrate the sacrum to create a path for subsequent drainage catheter insertion. After withdrawal of the biopsy needle, a 6 Fr catheter was advanced into the abscess cavity through the path using the Seldinger technique. Except for bearable pain, no procedure-related complications occurred. Twenty-nine days after the placement, the catheter was withdrawn safely and the abscess cavity had shrunk remarkably.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0174-1551
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Cardiovascular and interventional radiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 17497069
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-007-9036-3