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Retroperitoneal Laparoscopic Resolution of Posas Abscess: Case Reports and Review of the Literature
Patricio Emiliano Modina1, Carlos Ignacio David1, Fernando Dipatto1
1Departamento de Urología, Sanatorio Privado San Gerónimo, Santa Fe, Argentina.
Introduction:
Psoas abscess is a rare pathological entity being retroperitonescopy an unusual therapeutic modality for its resolution.
Materials And Methods:
The objective is to present and describe five patients with a diagnosis of psoas abscess that were resolved by retroperitoneoscopy in our institution and then carried out a non-systematic review of the literature.
Results:
The mean age was 58.8 years and 80% were male. All patients had back pain and none had therapeutic resolution with conservative treatment. 60% of the patients had a methicillin sensitive Staphyylococus Aureus. In the follow-up with a mean of 10.2 months, no recurrence was observed.
Conclusions:
Early diagnosis of psoas abscess is important for its correct resolution. In our small series of patients, retroperitoneoscopy was an effective treatment.
