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Percutaneous CT-guided drainage of a postoperative intra-abdominal abscess in a combat environment
Timothy P Plackett1, Mohammad Naeem2
1Department of Surgery, Womack Army Medical Center, 2817 Reilly Road, Fort Bragg, NC 28307.
Abstract:
Combat medical care results in limited resource availability, which can prompt creativity in treatment of otherwise common conditions. A postoperative intra-abdominal abscess is not an uncommon occurrence following traumatic hollow viscous injury in the deployed environment, but treatment is often limited to surgical drainage only. Herein, we describe a novel use of a dual-lumen central venous catheter to obtain percutaneous drainage of a postoperative intra-abdominal abscess.

