Abstract

MORO, Mariano N. et al. Utility of ultrasound in the hands of the surgeon in percutaneous drainage of abdominal and pelvic abscess. Rev. argent. cir. [online]. 2015, vol.107, n.1, pp.1-10. ISSN 2250-639X.

Background: abscesses or symptomatic abdominal collectons have multifactorial origin, although in more than 65% of the cases, the etology is postoperative. Objective: to describe the applicability and utility of abdominal and pelvic percutaneous drainage guided by ultrasound in a surgical team. Methods: a series of consecutive patents with ultrasound guided percutaneous drainage of abdominal or pelvic collecton performed during in a 9 year period. Results: from June 2003 to June 2012, 87 procedures were performed, 79 of them guided with ultrasound.The etology was postoperative in 51 patents (64.5%). Thirty eight (48.1 %) were female. Average age was 55 (range 18-92). Drainage was performed under ultrasound and radiology guide in 78 patents (98.7%) and by laparoscopic and ultrasound guide in one patent. Fifeen patents (18.9%) presented morbidity related to the procedure: fever in 7 patents, unusual pain in 3 (all with intercostal drainage), chills and sweating in 3, cellulits in one, and a colonic leak in one. All patents were included into of Dindo-Clavien Classificaton of Surgical Complicatons and the results were: Grade I: 14 patents, Grade IIIb: one patent. There was no mortality related to the procedure; seven patents (8.8%) died because of other causes. The overall success rate was 88.6 % (70 cases), and satsfactory in 94% (74 cases). Conclusions: in surgeons hands, ultrasound guided percutaneous drainage of abdominal and pelvic collectons was a feasible, efective and safe procedure with low morbidity.

Keywords : percutaneous drainage, ultrasound guidance, abdominal abscess, pelvic abscess..

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