Percutaneous trans-bladder drainage of a pelvic abscess caused by sigmoid diverticulitis: Two case reports

Percutaneous trans-bladder drainage of a pelvic abscess caused by sigmoid diverticulitis: Two case reports

Sigmoid diverticulitis can potentially lead to the development of pelvic abscesses. Mortality rate from intra-abdominal abscesses is as high as 35%, and patients with diverticulitis complicated by an abscess are at a high risk of recurrent diverticulitis. Recently, image-guided drainage has been per...

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Main Authors: Yosuke Nozawa, MD, Koichi Masuda, MD, Kyoko Arahata, MD, Yuko Kobashi, MD, PhD, Koshi Ikeda, MD, PhD, Taiga Suzuki, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-10-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Subjects:
Sigmoid diverticulitis
Pelvic abscess
Image-guided drainage
Trans-bladder approach
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043323005022

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