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World J Orthop. Apr 18, 2022; 13(4): 381-387
Published online Apr 18, 2022. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v13.i4.381
Published online Apr 18, 2022. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v13.i4.381
Minimally invasive outpatient management of iliopsoas muscle abscess in complicated spondylodiscitis
Vasiliki Fesatidou, 4th Department of General Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Medicine, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece
Evangelos Petsatodis, Department of Interventional Radiology, Papanikolaou General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 57010, Greece
Dimitrios Kitridis, Panagiotis Givissis, Efthimios Samoladas, 1st Orthopaedic Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Medicine, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece
Author contributions: Fesatidou V wrote the manuscript; Kitridis D reviewed the manuscript, performed a critical revision, and submitted the manuscript; Petsatodis E acquired and analyzed the data; Samoladas E and Givissis P supervised the study and contributed to patient care.
Institutional review board statement: The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board.
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors have nothing to disclose.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Dimitrios Kitridis, MD, MSc, Doctor, 1st Orthopaedic Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Medicine, Agiou Dimitriou St, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece. dkitridis@gmail.com
Received: May 17, 2021
Peer-review started: May 17, 2021
First decision: July 6, 2021
Revised: July 29, 2021
Accepted: March 4, 2022
Article in press: March 4, 2022
Published online: April 18, 2022
Peer-review started: May 17, 2021
First decision: July 6, 2021
Revised: July 29, 2021
Accepted: March 4, 2022
Article in press: March 4, 2022
Published online: April 18, 2022
Core Tip
Core Tip: Eight patients diagnosed with spondylodiscitis complicated with iliopsoas muscle abscess were managed with minimally invasive percutaneous computed tomography-guided drainage, placement of a drain, and proper antibiotic treatment in an outpatient setting. Complete recession of the symptoms with no recurrence after 6 mo was observed. The minimally invasive outpatient management of iliopsoas muscle abscess is a safe and effective approach with a high success rate and low morbidity.