The iliopsoas compartment is a retroperitoneal anatomic ...
CT scan is the preferred imaging modality; definitive diagnosis is made through image-guided percutaneous drainage (PCD) and culture.
Definitive organism is isol...
Most cases require PCD or open surgical drainage and parenteral antibiotics (16–20% success with antibiotics alone) (5)[B].
CT-guided PCD is initial procedure of choice (5)[B].
Open drainage i...
266463007 Iliopsoas abscess (disorder)
235997006 Abscess iliopsoas non-tuberculous (disorder)
Psoas abscesses are rare, retroperitoneal collections of pus resulting from hematogenous, lymphatic, or contiguous spread of infection.
Primary and secondary psoas abscesses have differ...
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FIG. 11 Diabetic patient with acute spontaneous onset of low back pain and fever. <bold>A,B:</bold> Dramatic elements of two-level spondylodiscitis, L3-5, with secondary communicating psoas abscess component.
FIG. 11 Diabetic patient with acute spontaneous onset of low back pain and fever. <bold>A,B:</bold> Dramatic elements of two-l...