Intraabdominal abscess: current concepts in radiologic evaluation

Halber,; Daffner, RH; Morgan, C.; Trought, W S; Thompson, WM; Rp, Rice; Korobkin, Melvyn

doi:10.2214/ajr.133.1.9

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“…In previous reports, the accuracy of CT in the diagnosis of abdominal abscess has been shown to be at least 90% [6,12], that of ultrasonography abou~ 80% [4,15], and plain films have been able to demonstrate the abscess in only about 50% of the cases [6,14].…”

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Radiological dwiagnosis in proven intraabdominal abscess formation: A comparison between plain films of the abdomen, ultrasonography and computerized tomography

Lundstedt

Hederström

Holmin

et al. 1983

Gastrointest Radiol

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Plain films of the abdomen, ultrasonography, and computed tomography were performed on 180 patients to rule out an intraabdominal abscess. The efficacy of the different modalities was reviewed in retrospect. Thirty-six of these 180 patients had a definite abscess formation. This was demonstrated in 65% of the plain film examinations, in 44% by ultrasonography, and in 94% by computerized tomography. Computed tomography seems efficient in ruling out abdominal abscess.

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Radiological dwiagnosis in proven intraabdominal abscess formation: A comparison between plain films of the abdomen, ultrasonography and computerized tomography

Lundstedt

Hederström

Holmin

et al. 1983

Gastrointest Radiol

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“…13 Computed tomography (CT) represents the most popular imaging modality for the identification and characterization of postoperative abdominal fluid collections. 3,14 Fluid attenuation measurements, encapsulation, stranding of the surrounding fat, and the presence of gas within the collection had been proposed as being helpful for differentiating infected from noninfected collections. However, these CT imaging parameters are nonspecific and a substantial overlap between infected and noninfected fluid collections exists.…”

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Distinguishing Infected From Noninfected Abdominal Fluid Collections After Surgery

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Fischer²,

Baechler³

et al. 2015

Investigative Radiology

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“…14 A good US examination requires considerable technical expertise. The presence of postoperative ileus, open wounds, abdominal dressings and abdominal tenderness may prevent optimal examination 15 . In our series US imaging was disturbed by intestinal gas in 5 cases.…”

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The complementary role of indium-111 labeled leukocyte imaging, ultrasonography and computed tomography in the evaluation of postoperative infection or abscess

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We report our experiences with the combined use of indium-111 labeled leukocyte imaging (In-III WBC scan.), computed tomography (CT) and ultrasonography (US) for evaluation of suspected postoperative infection or abscess, and discuss the complementary roles of these modalities. Postoperative abscesses or infections were diagnosed in 9 of 20 patients. All patients were correctly diagnosed by In-111 WBC imaging and 4 patients could not be diagnosed by US because of bowel gas. One false-positive CT examination and another artifact on CT images due to respiratory movements were obtained. The three modalities were found to be complementary: CT and US were efficient imaging methods for diagnosis and treatment of abscess. In-111 WBC imaging could estimate the activity of inflammation.

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Intraabdominal abscess: current concepts in radiologic evaluation

Cited by 62 publications

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Radiological dwiagnosis in proven intraabdominal abscess formation: A comparison between plain films of the abdomen, ultrasonography and computerized tomography

Radiological dwiagnosis in proven intraabdominal abscess formation: A comparison between plain films of the abdomen, ultrasonography and computerized tomography

Distinguishing Infected From Noninfected Abdominal Fluid Collections After Surgery

The complementary role of indium-111 labeled leukocyte imaging, ultrasonography and computed tomography in the evaluation of postoperative infection or abscess

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