Is routine imaging necessary prior to percutaneous abscess catheter removal?

Mehmet A SariAndrés CamachoMuneeb AhmedBettina SiewertIris BrookOlga R Brook

Published in: Abdominal radiology (New York) (2022)

There is a low rate (0.8%) of abscess recurrence if percutaneous abscess catheter is removed at the time cessation of drainage without routine imaging in clinically well patient.

Keyphrases

ultrasound guided
high resolution
clinical practice
minimally invasive
rare case
radiofrequency ablation
case report
mass spectrometry
fluorescence imaging
photodynamic therapy