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CT GUIDED ABSCESS DRAINAGE
HISTOY: 75 year old female with tuberculosis under current therapy with left paraspinous fluid collection suspicious for abscess, as well as significant ascites.
PROCEDURE: Following informed consent, under CT guidance, initial aspiration of the left paraspinous fluid collection is performed, turbulent/purulent nonodorous fluid is initially aspirated, an 8-French Locking Pigtail Catheter introduced and 60cc's of purulent material aspirated. Cavity is flushed with normal saline, and catheter left to suction drainage.
IMPRESSION:
1.Successful placement 8-French drainage catheter in to left paraspinous abscess.
CT GUIDED ABSCESS DRAINAGE
HISTOY: 75 year old female with tuberculosis under current therapy with left paraspinous fluid collection suspicious for abscess, as well as significant ascites.
PROCEDURE: Following informed consent, under CT guidance, initial aspiration of the left paraspinous fluid collection is performed, turbulent/purulent nonodorous fluid is initially aspirated, an 8-French Locking Pigtail Catheter introduced and 60cc's of purulent material aspirated. Cavity is flushed with normal saline, and catheter left to suction drainage.
IMPRESSION:
1.Successful placement 8-French drainage catheter in to left paraspinous abscess.