Large gluteal abscesses as a complication of transgluteal drainage of pelvic abscesses: Analysis of three cases and a search of the literature

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 329-332

  Van Doesburg, I A J ^a   Boerma, D ^a   Bollen, T L ^a   Van Ramshorst, B ^a   Wiezer, M J ^a,b  

^a ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Surgery ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Gluteal abscess; Pelvic abscess, transgluteal drainage

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GLUTEAL ABSCESS; HUMAN; PELVIS ABSCESS; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSGLUTEAL DRAINAGE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECTUM ANTERIOR RESECTION; SIGMOIDECTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSCESS; AGED; BUTTOCKS; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC INFECTION; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 69549130545     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000235821     Document Type: Article

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