Management of groin abscess and its complications in intravenous drug abusers;Behandlungsstrategie inguinaler spritzenabscesse und ihrer komplikationen

Chirurg

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1029-1034

  Kaiser, M M ^a   Kujath, P ^a   Muller G ^a   Bruch, H P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Groin abscess; Infected aneurysm; Intravenous drug abuse; Open wound treatment; Vein interposition

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADULT; ANEURYSM; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMAN; INGUINAL CANAL; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TRANSPLANTATION; VEIN; WOUND HEALING;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ANEURYSM, FALSE; ANEURYSM, INFECTED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; INGUINAL CANAL; MALE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; VEINS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0031241194     PISSN: 00094722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001040050316     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. Bergstein JM, Baker EJ 4th, Aprahamian C, Schein M, Wittmann DH (1995) Soft tissue abscesses associated with parenteral drug abuse: presentation, microbiology and treatment. Am Surg 61: 1105
2. Biderman P, Hiatt JR (1987) Management of soft-tissue infections of the upper extremity in parenteral drug abusers. Am J Surg 154: 526
3. Cheng SWK, Fok M, Wong J (1992) Infected femoral pseudoaneurysm in intravenous drug abusers. Br J Surg 79: 510
4. Coppola RC, Manconi PE, Piro G, DiMartino ML, Masia G (1994) HCV, HIV, HBV and HDV infections in intravenous drug addicts. Eur J Epidemiol 10: 279
5. Feldman AJ, Berguer (1983) Management of an infected aneurysm of the groin secondary to drug abuse. Surg Gynecol Obstet 157: 519
6. Gren U, Kristiansen KH (1988) Arteriel pseudoaneurysmatisk absces efter intra-arteriel injektion hos stiknarkomaner. Ugeskr Laeger 146: 30
7. Hemingway DM, Balfour AE, McCartney AC, Leiberman DP (1992) Streptococcus milleri and complex groin abscesses in intravenous drug abusers. Scot Med J 37: 116
8. Henriksen BM, Albrektsen SB, Simper LB, Gutschik E (1995) Acute injektion lesions from drug abuse. Ugeskr Laeger 157: 3904
9. Jensen KH, Joergensen JP, Baekgaard N (1984) Vaskulaere katastrofer ved kirurgisk sanering af abscesser i lysken. Ugeskr Laeger 146: 3375
10. Johnson JR, Ledgerwood AM, Lucas CE (1983) Mycotic aneurysm: new concepts in therapy. Arch Surg 118: 577
11. Kujath P, Eckmann C, Benecke P (1995) Diagnose und Therapie der nekrotisierenden Fasziitis. Dtsch Med Wochenschr 120: 956
12. Levi-Mazloum ND, Rordam P, Christensen MG (1995) Femoral pseudoaneurysms in drug addicts. Ugeskr Laeger 157: 2582
13. Moustoukas NM, Nichols RL, Smith JW, Garey RE, Egan RR (1983) Contaminated street heroin. Arch Surg 118: 746
14. Orangio GR, Pitlick SD, Della Latta P, Mandel LJ, et al (1984) Soft tissue infections of the upper extremity in parenteral drug abusers. Ann Surg 199: 97
15. Patel KR, Semel L, Clauss RH (1988) Routine revascularization with resection of infected femoral pseudoaneurysms from substance abuse. J Vasc Surg 8: 321
16. Perez-Burkhardt JL, Gonzales-Fajardo JA, Carpintero LA, Mateo AM (1995) Sartorius myoplasty for the treatment of infected groins with vascular grafts. J Cardiovasc Surg Torino 36: 581
17. Reddy DJ, Smith RF, Elliott Jr. JP, Haddad GK, Wanek EA (1986) Infected femoral artery false aneurysms in drug addicts: evolution of a selective vascular reconstruction. J Vasc Surg 3: 718
18. Reddy DJ (1988) Treatment of drug related infected false aneurysm of the femoral artery - is routine revascularization justified? J Vasc Surg 8: 344
19. Schnall SB, Holtom PD, Lilley JC (1994) Abscesses secondary to parenteral abuse of drugs. J Bone Joint Surg Am 76: 1526
20. Stonebridge PA, Callam MJ, Farouk M, Murie JA (1990) Intraarterial injection of oral medication in HIV positive drug addicts. Br J Surg 77: 333
21. Truong S, Pfingsten SP, Dreuw B, Schumpelick V (1993) Stellenwert der Sonographie in der Diagnostik von unklaren Befunden der Bauchwand und Leistenregion. Chirurg 64: 468
22. Tuazon CU, Hill R, Sheagren JN (1974) Microbiologic study of street heroin and injection paraphernalia. J Infect Dis 129: 3327
23. Vlahouv D, Sullivan M, Astemborski J, Nelson KE (1992) Bacterial infections and skin cleaning prior to injection among drug abusers. Public Health Rep 107: 595
24. Webb D, Thadepalli H (1979) Skin and soft tissue polymicrobial infections from intravenous abuse of drugs. West J Med 130: 200
25. Welch GH, Reid DB, Pollock JG (1990) Infected false aneurysm in the groin of intravenous drug abusers. Br J Surg 77: 330