Asian Pacific Journal of Health Sciences
Yazarlar: Ajay Kothari, Ketan Shripad Khurjekar, Shailesh Hadgaonkar, Vibhu Krishnan Viswanathan, Parag K Sancheti
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DOI:10.21276/apjhs.2014.1.4.2
Anahtar Kelimeler:Psoas,Abscess,Ultrasound,Novel,Image
Özet: With the advent of highly efficacious chemotherapeutic agents and egression of novel image-guided, interventional techniques; various simpler and minimally-invasive management protocols have emerged in the treatment of Pott’s spine over the past decade. The current article discusses the relevance of minimally invasive, USG-guided aspiration of a large psoas abscess in a 28 year old male; and elaborates upon the general consensus in the current literature on the pertinence of this technology in TB spine management.