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01-11-2007 | Case Report

CT-Guided Placement of a Drainage Catheter Within a Pelvic Abscess Using a Transsacral Approach

Authors: Toshihiro Iguchi, Shinya Asami, Shinichiro Kubo, Hitoshi Kin, Kuniaki Katusi, Jun Sakurai, Takao Hiraki, Susumu Kanazawa

Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology | Issue 6/2007

Abstract

A 66-year-old man underwent CT-guided drainage catheter placement within a pelvic abscess with a diameter of 46 mm. We performed the drainage by a transsacral approach because it was considered the safest and most feasible approach. An 8G bone marrow biopsy needle was used to penetrate the sacrum to create a path for subsequent drainage catheter insertion. After withdrawal of the biopsy needle, a 6 Fr catheter was advanced into the abscess cavity through the path using the Seldinger technique. Except for bearable pain, no procedure-related complications occurred. Twenty-nine days after the placement, the catheter was withdrawn safely and the abscess cavity had shrunk remarkably.

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Title: CT-Guided Placement of a Drainage Catheter Within a Pelvic Abscess Using a Transsacral Approach
Authors: Toshihiro Iguchi
Shinya Asami
Shinichiro Kubo
Hitoshi Kin
Kuniaki Katusi
Jun Sakurai
Takao Hiraki
Susumu Kanazawa
Publication date: 01-11-2007
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology / Issue 6/2007
Print ISSN: 0174-1551
Electronic ISSN: 1432-086X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-007-9036-3

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CT-Guided Placement of a Drainage Catheter Within a Pelvic Abscess Using a Transsacral Approach

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