Ultrasound–guided Transgluteal Drainage of a Pelvic Abscess Complicated with Appendicitis: A Case Report

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  • 超音波ガイド下経臀部骨盤内膿瘍ドレナージによって待機的虫垂切除を施行し得た虫垂炎の1例
  • チョウオンパ ガイド カケイデンブ コツバン ナイ ノウヨウドレナージ ニ ヨッテ タイキテキ チュウスイ セツジョ オ シコウ シエタ チュウスイエン ノ 1レイ

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<p>A 78–year–old female presented to the emergency department with abdominal pain. A CT scan revealed a pelvic abscess concomitant with perforated appendicitis. Subsequently transgluteal catheter drainage was performed under ultrasound (US) guidance. After five months of conservative therapy, a laparoscopic interval appendectomy was performed. The patient was discharged six days after the operation without any postoperative morbidity.</p>

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