Systemic infectious complications following adenotonsillectomy are exceedingly rare. We describe an otherwise healthy 2-year-old patient who developed group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus sepsis and presumptive scarlet fever 3 days after an uncomplicated adenotonsillectomy. After resolution of fever, rash, and discharge home on antibiotics, the patient returned on postoperative day 10 with an a...

The occurrence of a rare ovarian abscess, spontaneously drained through the vagina after an abdominal hysterectomy is described. The treatment was an oophorectomy. The various forms of primary ovarian abscess are discussed in connection with these observations. This case illustrates the need for adequate manipulation of the gonad during pelvic surgery in order to avoid parenchymal contamination...

We report a case of a 38-yearold woman who presented with right lower quadrant abdominal pain and occasional fevers, five weeks after radical abdominal hysterectomy and pelvic node dissection for cervical carcinoma. After initial empirical antibiotic treatment failure, a decision was made to proceed with percutaneous drainage of a right psoas abscess. The antibiotic regimen was adjusted accordi...

The infection of the retroperitoneal area (retroperitoneal abscess) is a relatively rare but serious infection, leading to considerable mortality. Most commonly, cases with retroperitoneal infection reported in the medical literature are as a complication of a local abdominal pathology. Retroperitoneal abscesses may be complicated with extension of infection into the peritoneal cavity, the pleu...

Splenic abscess is one of the rarest complications of the UVC in a newborn and it is hypothesized that it could be due to an infection or trauma caused by a catheter. The case that is being reported presented with abdominal distension and recurrent desaturation with suspicion of neonatal sepsis versus necrotizing enterocolitis. However, the final diagnosis was splenic abscess as a complication ...

Splenic abscess is a rare entity of which the incidence at autopsy is <0.7% [1]. However, recently it has been reported with much greater frequency, probably because of improved diagnostic techniques and an increase in the number of imrnunocompromised patients. Rupture into the peritoneal cavity is the most severe complication and is associated with mortality rates ranging from 50% to 100% [1,2...

Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided drainage of pancreatic fluid collections and of the gallbladder and bile duct after failure of standard procedures is becoming an attractive minimally invasive alternative to percutaneous drainage [1–3]. These procedures have been facilitated by the development of a specifically designed lumen-apposing self-expandable metal stent (LA-SEMS) and electrocautery-e...

HYPOTHESIS Characteristics of intra-abdominal abscess can be used to predict successful outcome for percutaneous catheter drainage (PCD). METHODS We performed a multicenter prospective study of patients who had intra-abdominal infections treated with PCD and intravenous antibiotics. Multivariate regression analysis determined predictors of successful outcome. RESULTS The study included 96 p...

Hepatic abscess due to perforation of the gastrointestinal tract caused by ingested foreign bodies is uncommon. Pre-operative diagnosis is difficult as patients are often unaware of the foreign body ingestion and symptoms and imagiology are usually non-specific. The authors report a case of 62-year-old woman who was admitted with fever and abdominal pain. Further investigation revealed hepatic ...

Congenital prepubic sinus is an extremely rare anomaly. The etiology is uncertain and the anatomical features often differ from each other. We report a 22-year-old woman with a congenital prepubic sinus accompanied by a prevesical abscess. She was admitted to our hospital with high-grade fever and low abdominal pain. Computed tomography revealed a prevesical abscess. After treatment of the prev...