Percutaneous Abscess Drainage: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Clinical guidelines

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute abdominal pain and fever or suspected abdominal abscess.
American College of Radiology - Medical Specialty Society.  1996 (revised 2006).  7 pages.  NGC:005138

Practice parameters for the treatment of perianal abscess and fistula-in-ano (revised).
American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons - Medical Specialty Society.  1996 (revised 2005 Jul).  6 pages.  NGC:004432

Surgical treatment of disease and injuries of the spleen.
Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, Inc - Medical Specialty Society.  2004 Feb 21.  3 pages.  NGC:003836

Clinical trials

Ateplase for Percutaneous Treatment of Loculated Abdominopelvic Abscesses

Safety and Effectiveness of tPA in Intra-Abdominal Abscesses

Combination Chemotherapy and Bevacizumab in Treating Patients With Stage IV Colon Cancer That Cannot Be Removed By Surgery


Related eMedicine topics

Basic Fluid Dynamics Principles - Application to Percutaneous Intervention

Splenic Abscess

Abdominal Abscess

Bedside Ultrasonography, Abscess Evaluation

Keywords

percutaneous abscess drainage, PAD, CT/US-guided drainage, abscess drainage

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Evan J Samett, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Radiology, MacNeal Hospital
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Fredric A Hoffer, MD, FAAP, FSIR, Professor of Radiology, University of Washington; Section Chief of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, Seattle Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center
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