Abstract
We describe a prospective study of twenty-four cases of acute pyogenic abscess of the iliopsoas in children treated conservatively and operatively. Eight patients were managed conservatively with antibiotics alone while sixteen others were managed operatively by open drainage. All made a complete recovery.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
Smith
S
Lenarg
L
Mollitt
DL
Golladay
ES
. The sore psoas: a difficult diagnosis in childhood . J Pediatr Surg
1982 ; 17 : 975 –8
2.
Schwaitzberg
SD
Pokorny
WJ
Thurston
RS
McGill
CW
Athey
PA
Harberg
FJ
. Psoas abscess in children . J Pediatr Surg
1985 ; 20 : 339 –42
3.
Peckett
WRC
Butler-Manuel
A
Apthorp
LA
. Pyomyositis of the iliac muscle in a child . J Bone Joint Surg (Br)
2001 ; 83-B : 103 –5
4.
Afaq
A
Jain
BK
Dargan
P
Bhattacharya
SK
Rauniyar
RK
Kukreti
R
. Surgical drainage of primary iliopsoas abscess — safe and cost-effective treatment . Trop Doct
2002 ; 32 : 133 –5
5.
Lam
SF
Hodgson
AR
. Non-spinal pyogenic psoas abscess . J Bone Joint Surg (Am)
1966 ; 48-A : 867 –77
6.
Kark
W
. Post traumatic iliac abscess . S Afr Med J
1961 ; 35 : 983 –4
7.
Parbhoo
A
Govender
S
. Acute pyogenic psoas abscess in children . J Pediatr Orthop
1992 ; 12 : 663 –6
8.
Malhotra
R
Singh
KD
Bhan
S
Dave
PK
. Primary pyogenic abscess of the psoas muscle . J Bone Joint Surg (Am)
1992 ; 74-A : 278 –84
9.
Mueller
PR
Ferrucci
JT
Jr
Wittenberg
J
Simeone
JF
Butch
RJ
. Iliopsoas abscess: treatment by CT-guided percutaneous catheter drainage . Am J Roentgenol
1984 ; 142 : 359 –62
10.
Golli
M
Hoeffel
C
Belguith
M
. Primary psoas abscess in children: 6 cases . Arch Pediatr
1995 ; 2 : 143 –6
11.
Tong
CWC
Griffith
JF
Lam
TP
Cheng
JCY
. Conservative management of acute iliopsoas abscess in children . J Bone Joint Surg (Br)
1998 ; 80-B : 83 –5