[Lumboscopic drainage of retroperitoneal abscess. Case report]

Actas Urol Esp. 2006 Jul-Aug;30(7):711-3. doi: 10.1016/s0210-4806(06)73522-7.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Existing reports evaluate the management of infected pancreatic necrosis. Most of the authors choose between percutaneous and retroperitoneoscopic drainage. The high morbidity and mortality of this pathology distorts the objective evaluation of the treatment employed. With present a case of infected pancreatic collection favorably resolved with retroperitoneoscopic drainage evidencing the low morbidity of this technique.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / therapy*
  • Drainage / methods*
  • Endoscopy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pseudomonas Infections / therapy*
  • Retroperitoneal Space