McAuliffe W, Clarke G
Department of Radiology, Royal Perth Hospital, Australia.
Aust N Z J Surg. 1994 Jun;64(6):413-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1994.tb02241.x.
Over a 12 year period, 25 psoas abscesses occurring in 17 patients were managed at Royal Perth Hospital (900 bed hospital). Symptoms were present, on average, for 5 weeks prior to diagnosis, which was typically confirmed by computerized tomography. Fifty-nine per cent of cases were primary and percutaneous drainage effected a cure in 80% of all cases. Percutaneous drainage resulted in a non-significant trend towards shorter inpatient stay.
