CT-guided transgluteal drainage of deep pelvic abscesses: Indications, technique, procedure-related complications, and clinical outcome

Radiographics

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1353-1367

  Harisinghani, Mukesh G ^a   Gervais, Debra A ^a   Hahn, Peter F ^a   Cho, Chie Hee ^a   Jhaveri, Kartik ^a   Varghese, Jose ^a   Mueller, Peter R ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Abscess, percutaneous drainage, 875.1263; Computed tomography (CT), guidance; Pelvic organs, abscess, 875.211; Pelvic organs, interventional procedures, 875.1263

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; BUTTOCK; CATHETERIZATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; PELVIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SCIATIC NERVE; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; BUTTOCKS; CATHETERIZATION; DRAINAGE; HUMANS; PELVIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; SCIATIC NERVE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036831469     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.226025039     Document Type: Article

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