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Al-Khafaji MQ, Al-Smadi MW, Al-Khafaji MQ, Aslan S, Al-Khafaji YQ, Bagossy-Blás P, Al Nasser MH, Horváth BL, Viola Á. Evaluating Imaging Techniques for Diagnosing and Drainage Guidance of Psoas Muscle Abscess: A Systematic Review. J Clin Med 2024; 13:3199. [PMID: 38892910 PMCID: PMC11173313 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13113199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2024] [Revised: 05/03/2024] [Accepted: 05/27/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
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Background: Psoas muscle abscess (PMA) is an uncommon yet severe condition characterized by diagnostic and therapeutic challenges due to its varied etiology and nonspecific symptoms. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and accuracy of various imaging techniques used in the image-guided percutaneous drainage (PD) of PMA. Methods: A systematic review was conducted following the PRISMA guidelines. We searched PubMed, Google Scholar, and Science Direct for studies published in English from 1998 onwards that reported on the use of PD in treating PMA, detailing outcomes and complications. Imaging modalities guiding PD were also examined. Results: We identified 1570 articles, selecting 39 for full review. Of these, 23 met the inclusion criteria; 19 were excluded due to unspecified PMA, absence of imaging guidance for PD, or inconclusive results. Eleven studies utilized computed tomography (CT) for PD, with six also using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Ten studies implemented ultrasound (US)-guided PD; variations in diagnostic imaging included combinations of US, CT, and MRI. A mixed approach using both CT and US was reported in two articles. Most studies using CT-guided PD showed complete success, while outcomes varied among those using US-guided PD. No studies employed MRI-guided PD. Conclusions: This review supports a multimodal approach for psoas abscess management, using MRI for diagnosis and CT for drainage guidance. We advocate for Cone Beam CT (CBCT)-MRI fusion techniques with navigation systems to enhance treatment precision and outcomes, particularly in complex cases with challenging abscess characteristics.
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- Murtadha Qais Al-Khafaji
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (M.Q.A.-K.); (M.Q.A.-K.); (Y.Q.A.-K.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Neurotraumatology, Dr. Manninger Jenő National Traumatology Institute, 1081 Budapest, Hungary; (M.W.A.-S.); (S.A.); (P.B.-B.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (M.Q.A.-K.); (M.Q.A.-K.); (Y.Q.A.-K.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Neurotraumatology, Dr. Manninger Jenő National Traumatology Institute, 1081 Budapest, Hungary; (M.W.A.-S.); (S.A.); (P.B.-B.)
- Department of Neurotraumatology, Semmelweis University, 1081 Budapest, Hungary
- Doctoral School of Clinical Medicine, Semmelweis University, 1083 Budapest, Hungary
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (M.Q.A.-K.); (M.Q.A.-K.); (Y.Q.A.-K.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Neurotraumatology, Dr. Manninger Jenő National Traumatology Institute, 1081 Budapest, Hungary; (M.W.A.-S.); (S.A.); (P.B.-B.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (M.Q.A.-K.); (M.Q.A.-K.); (Y.Q.A.-K.)
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- Department of Traumatology, Dr. Manninger Jenő National Traumatology Institute, 1081 Budapest, Hungary;
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Neurotraumatology, Dr. Manninger Jenő National Traumatology Institute, 1081 Budapest, Hungary; (M.W.A.-S.); (S.A.); (P.B.-B.)
- Department of Neurotraumatology, Semmelweis University, 1081 Budapest, Hungary
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Sah JK, Adhikari S, Sah G, Ghimire B, Singh YP. Presentation, management and outcomes of iliopsoas abscess at a University Teaching Hospital in Nepal. Innov Surg Sci 2023; 8:17-22. [PMID: 37842193 PMCID: PMC10576548 DOI: 10.1515/iss-2022-0013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2023] Open
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Objectives Iliopsoas abscess (IPA) is an uncommon clinical disease and is often missed to diagnose due to vague clinical presentation. Early treatment with drainage and appropriate antibiotic therapy is necessary before sepsis sets in and become lethal. We conducted this study to evaluate clinical features, etiology, management strategies, and outcomes in patients with IPA from a University Teaching Hospital in Nepal. Methods A retrospective analysis of 32 consecutive IPA cases managed at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Nepal for the period of January 2019 to February 2022 was carried out. Results The mean age was 42.5 ± 19.1 years (range, 19-75 years) and the male: female ratio was 2.2:1. Two-thirds or more patients presented with fever, limp, fixed flexion deformity and/or low back pain. Ultrasonography (US) was diagnostic in 27 (84.4%) patients. Eighteen (56.3%) patients had primary IPAs, and 14 (43.7%) had secondary IPAs. Thirty (93.7%) patients were managed with US guided percutaneous drainage (PCD) and 2 (6.2%) patients underwent open surgical drainage. Drainage procedures were combined with antibiotics in all patients. Pus culture showed Staphylococcus aureus growing in the majority of cases (10 of 23, 43.5%). The hospital stay was longer in patients treated via surgical drainage compared to those who received PCD: 13 days (range 12-14 days) vs. 6.6 days (range 4-13 days), respectively. Recurrence of abscess was seen in 4 (12.5%) cases and all were successfully managed via a second PCD. There was no mortality. Conclusions Varying clinical presentation of iliopsoas abscess demand a high index of suspicion for early diagnosis. Initial imaging modality in suspected case of IPA is US. US-guided PCD along with the appropriate antibiotics is a successful frontline treatment of IPAs with shorter hospital stay.
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- General Surgery, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- General Surgery, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Lackermair S, Egermann H, Müller A. Distribution of Underlying Causative Organisms, Patient Age, and Survival in Spontaneous spondylodiscitis with Special Focus on Elderly Patients. J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg 2023; 84:8-13. [PMID: 33583009 DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1721005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE spondylodiscitis is becoming a more frequently encountered diagnosis in our clinical practice. Multimorbid and especially older patients build up a relevant portion of cases. The goal of our study was to evaluate our clinical data and to reveal specifics concerning elderly patients with spontaneous spondylodiscitis. PATIENTS AND METHODS We retrospectively analyzed clinical data for the years from 2012 to 2014. The search was conducted on the basis of the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) diagnoses for spondylodiscitis. Postoperative infections were not included in this study. All cases were evaluated in terms of infectious agents (in blood culture and/or computerized tomography [CT]-guided or surgical biopsy), age, and overall survival. RESULTS Fifty-one patients with spontaneous spondylodiscitis were identified. The most frequent pathogen was methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA; n = 21; 41.17%). Escherichia coli and S. epidermidis were each found in four patients each (7.84%). Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and S. hominis were found in three cases (5.88%). Other bacteria were found in one case (each 1.96 %). In 12 cases, there was no bacteria growth (23.53%). One of these patients revealed to have a tuberculosis infection, diagnosed after the study period (in 2015). Two-thirds of the patients were ≥65 years old (n = 34). All three patients with MRSA were >65 years old. Three of seven patients <50 years had IV drug abuse (42.86%). In these patients, rather rare infectious agents for spondylodiscitis were found (P. aeruginosa, S. hominis, Citrobacter). Mortality was 7.84% (n = 4). All of these patients were ≥67 years old, three of four (75%) were ≥75 years old. CONCLUSION Our study of spontaneous spondylodiscitis showed a stronger representation of older patients (>65 years). Lethal outcome exclusively concerned the older age group. S. aureus was the most frequent pathogen as shown previously. MRSA infections might be more common in the older age group. Rare causative organisms mainly occurred in patients with iv drug abuse. Further evaluation through randomized multicenter studies focusing on the different subgroups and comorbidities in larger populations and correlation with appropriate treatment options is necessary.
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- Stephan Lackermair
- Krankenhaus Barmherzige Brüder Regensburg, Neurosurgery, Regensburg, Brüder, Bayern, Germany
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- Krankenhaus Barmherzige Brüder Regensburg, Neurosurgery, Regensburg, Brüder, Bayern, Germany
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- Krankenhaus Barmherzige Brüder Regensburg, Neurosurgery, Regensburg, Brüder, Bayern, Germany
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Tokuyama Y, Arai M, Yamano K, Masada T, Imashuku S. Development of an Iliacus Muscle Abscess after School Exercise in a 17-Year-Old Female Student. CASE REPORTS IN ORTHOPEDIC RESEARCH 2021. [DOI: 10.1159/000509705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Primary psoas abscess is due largely to hematogenous or lymphatic spread under immunocompromised conditions, whereas secondary psoas abscess is due largely to direct spread from adjacent infected structures. Trauma or hematoma within the muscle may predispose to the development of a primary abscess, especially if infection is present prior to injury, despite the absence of previous signs or symptoms of infection. This report describes a 17-year-old female high school student who developed an abscess within her iliacus muscle due to methicillin-susceptible <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> after running 3 km on a hill as a school exercise. She was positive for antinuclear antibody and had had atopic dermatitis, suggesting that these factors, as well as exercise-related minor trauma or hematoma within the muscle, may have predisposed to abscess formation. She was treated with appropriate antibiotics and surgical drainage, resulting in recovery after 4 weeks.
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Sato T, Kudo D, Kushimoto S. Epidemiological features and outcomes of patients with psoas abscess: A retrospective cohort study. Ann Med Surg (Lond) 2021; 62:114-118. [PMID: 33520205 PMCID: PMC7819806 DOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2021.01.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background Psoas abscess (PA) is an uncommon disease. Although PA is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, its epidemiology and clinical characteristics remain unknown. This study aimed to evaluate the epidemiological and clinical features and outcomes of patients with PA in a prefectural-wide study. Materials and methods This was a multicenter retrospective cohort study conducted between 2010 and 2012 in the Miyagi prefecture with a population of 2,344,062 in 2011. Adult patients with PA were enrolled from 71 secondary and tertiary care hospitals. Results There were 57 patients with adult PA in the Miyagi prefecture. The median age of the patients was 72 years, and 67% patients were male. Fever and flank pain were the primary symptoms in 82% and 74% of patients, respectively. Ten patients (18%) had septic shock, and the hospital mortality rate was 12%. Secondary PA was present in 72% of cases, and the most common origin was pyogenic spondylitis. Of the patients with secondary PA, 44% had an epidural abscess. The most common pathogens were Staphylococcus aureus, and 11% (6 cases) of the cases were caused by methicillin-resistant S. aureus. Conclusion In the Miyagi prefecture of Japan, the estimated prevalence of PA was 1.21/100,000 population years and hospital mortality was 12%. Secondary PA accounted for more than 70% of the cases, and S. aureus was the most common causative pathogen. The hospital mortality rate of psoas abscess (PA) was 12% in Japan. Estimated prevalence of PA was 1.21/10,000 population years between 2010 and 2012. Secondary PA: >70% of cases with the most common origin as pyogenic spondylitis. Epidural abscess formed in 44% of patients. The most common pathogen was Staphylococcus aureus.
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- Takeaki Sato
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Tohoku University Hospital, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan
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Kawai Y, Banshodani M, Moriishi M, Sato T, Shintaku S, Masaki T, Kawanishi H. Iliopsoas Abscess in Hemodialysis Patients With End-Stage Kidney Disease. Ther Apher Dial 2019; 23:534-541. [PMID: 30864296 DOI: 10.1111/1744-9987.12801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2018] [Revised: 01/29/2019] [Accepted: 03/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Iliopsoas abscess in HD patients is rare. We examined nine HD patients with iliopsoas abscess (six men and five diabetes mellitus cases) treated between 2005 and 2015. Mean age and dialysis vintage at onset were 72 years and 109 months, respectively. Of the nine patients, four had lumbar orthopedic diseases, and two had all components of the classic triad of iliopsoas abscess at onset. All nine patients underwent percutaneous drainage, while seven underwent antimicrobial therapy. The most common pathogenic bacterium was methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus(MRSA) (n = 5). Four patients had multilocular recurrence on the same side as the initial abscess and did not undergo CT before drainage catheter removal. Five patients died in the hospital, in which three died due to infectious diseases by MRSA. We suggest percutaneous drainage as the first-line therapy for HD patients with iliopsoas abscess and recommend combining antimicrobial therapy for MRSA, because of poor prognosis.
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- Yusuke Kawai
- Artificial Organs, Akane-Foundation, Tsuchiya General Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Artificial Organs, Akane-Foundation, Tsuchiya General Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Artificial Organs, Akane-Foundation, Tsuchiya General Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Radiology, Akane-Foundation, Tsuchiya General Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Artificial Organs, Akane-Foundation, Tsuchiya General Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Artificial Organs, Akane-Foundation, Tsuchiya General Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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Deng Y, Zhang Y, Song L, Zhang X, Shen Z, Li Z, Zhang L, Peng A. Primary iliopsoas abscess combined with rapid development of septic shock: Three case reports. Medicine (Baltimore) 2018; 97:e13628. [PMID: 30572475 PMCID: PMC6319997 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000013628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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RATIONALE Primary iliopsoas abscess (IPA), an uncommon clinical entity, often has no specific clinical features, and advanced imaging techniques are often required for diagnosis. PATIENT CONCERNS We successfully treated 3 patients with primary IPA complicated by rapid development of septic shock within 2 months. DIAGNOSIS All patients were in shock at the time of admission and were diagnosed with primary IPA by history, clinical examination and imaging findings. INTERVENTIONS All patients were treated by surgical drainage and sensitive antibiotics based on culture results. OUTCOMES The patients eventually recovered and were discharged within 2 months. LESSONS An IPA may not be diagnosed in a timely manner because it has no specific symptoms or signs. Therefore, special attention must be given to patients with sudden onset of abdominal pain, hip pain, or high fever without an obvious cause, a primary IPA should be highly suspected in such patients.
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- Yingying Deng
- Trauma Emergency Center, Department of Orthopaedics, Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China
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