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Peritoneal abscess

MedGen UID:
451031
•Concept ID:
C0267756
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Abscess of peritoneum; Intraperitoneal abscess
SNOMED CT: Abscess of peritoneum (73962000); Intraperitoneal abscess (73962000)
 
HPO: HP:0100592

Definition

The presence of an abscess of the peritoneum. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPeritoneal abscess

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Chinese Trauma Surgeon Association for management guidelines of vacuum sealing drainage application in abdominal surgeries-Update and systematic review.
Li Y, Li PY, Sun SJ, Yao YZ, Li ZF, Liu T, Yang F, Zhang LY, Bai XJ, Huo JS, He WB, Ouyang J, Peng L, Hu P, Zhu YA, Jin P, Shao QF, Wang YF, Dai RW, Hu PY, Chen HM, Wang GF, Wang YG, Jin HX, Zhu CJ, Zhang QY, Shao B, Sang XG, Yin CL
Chin J Traumatol 2019 Feb;22(1):1-11. Epub 2019 Feb 14 doi: 10.1016/j.cjtee.2018.10.005. PMID: 30850324Free PMC Article
Thapsigargin and flavin adenine dinucleotide ex vivo treatment rescues trafficking-defective gp91phox in chronic granulomatous disease leukocytes.
Huang YF, Liu SY, Yen CL, Yang PW, Shieh CC
Free Radic Biol Med 2009 Oct 1;47(7):932-40. Epub 2009 Jul 22 doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2009.06.037. PMID: 19631269

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Acute diverticulitis management: evolving trends among Italian surgeons. A survey of the Italian Society of Colorectal Surgery (SICCR).
Costi R, Amato A, Annicchiarico A, Montali F; TabooSurvey Group, Binda GA
Updates Surg 2024 Sep;76(5):1745-1760. Epub 2024 Jul 23 doi: 10.1007/s13304-024-01927-y. PMID: 39044095Free PMC Article
Drain placement in paediatric complicated appendicitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Neville JJ, Aldeiri B
Pediatr Surg Int 2023 Apr 8;39(1):171. doi: 10.1007/s00383-023-05457-3. PMID: 37031267
Intra-peritoneal abscess after an abdominal hysterectomy involving Cutibacterium avidum (former Propionibacterium avidum) highly resistant to clindamycin.
Legaria MC, Barberis C, Camporro J, Traglia GM, Famiglietti A, Stecher D, Vay CA
Anaerobe 2019 Oct;59:176-183. Epub 2019 Jun 26 doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2019.06.013. PMID: 31254654
Abdominal drainage to prevent intra-peritoneal abscess after open appendectomy for complicated appendicitis.
Cheng Y, Zhou S, Zhou R, Lu J, Wu S, Xiong X, Ye H, Lin Y, Wu T, Cheng N
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Feb 7;(2):CD010168. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010168.pub2. PMID: 25914903
Hand-assisted laparoscopic vs. open subtotal colectomy for severe ulcerative colitis.
Watanabe K, Funayama Y, Fukushima K, Shibata C, Takahashi K, Sasaki I
Dis Colon Rectum 2009 Apr;52(4):640-5. doi: 10.1007/DCR.0b013e31819d47b5. PMID: 19404068

Diagnosis

Acute diverticulitis management: evolving trends among Italian surgeons. A survey of the Italian Society of Colorectal Surgery (SICCR).
Costi R, Amato A, Annicchiarico A, Montali F; TabooSurvey Group, Binda GA
Updates Surg 2024 Sep;76(5):1745-1760. Epub 2024 Jul 23 doi: 10.1007/s13304-024-01927-y. PMID: 39044095Free PMC Article
Intra-peritoneal abscess after an abdominal hysterectomy involving Cutibacterium avidum (former Propionibacterium avidum) highly resistant to clindamycin.
Legaria MC, Barberis C, Camporro J, Traglia GM, Famiglietti A, Stecher D, Vay CA
Anaerobe 2019 Oct;59:176-183. Epub 2019 Jun 26 doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2019.06.013. PMID: 31254654
Distal versus total gastrectomy for middle and lower-third gastric cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Li Z, Bai B, Xie F, Zhao Q
Int J Surg 2018 May;53:163-170. Epub 2018 Mar 27 doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2018.03.047. PMID: 29602012
Invasive Saccharomyces cerevisiae in a liver transplant patient: case report and review of infection in transplant recipients.
Popiel KY, Wong P, Lee MJ, Langelier M, Sheppard DC, Vinh DC
Transpl Infect Dis 2015 Jun;17(3):435-41. Epub 2015 May 26 doi: 10.1111/tid.12384. PMID: 25827213
CT of pseudomembranous colitis.
Brunner D, Feifarek C, McNeely D, Haney P
Gastrointest Radiol 1984;9(1):73-5. doi: 10.1007/BF01887806. PMID: 6724246

Therapy

Drain placement in paediatric complicated appendicitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Neville JJ, Aldeiri B
Pediatr Surg Int 2023 Apr 8;39(1):171. doi: 10.1007/s00383-023-05457-3. PMID: 37031267
Intra-peritoneal abscess after an abdominal hysterectomy involving Cutibacterium avidum (former Propionibacterium avidum) highly resistant to clindamycin.
Legaria MC, Barberis C, Camporro J, Traglia GM, Famiglietti A, Stecher D, Vay CA
Anaerobe 2019 Oct;59:176-183. Epub 2019 Jun 26 doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2019.06.013. PMID: 31254654
Abdominal drainage to prevent intra-peritoneal abscess after open appendectomy for complicated appendicitis.
Cheng Y, Zhou S, Zhou R, Lu J, Wu S, Xiong X, Ye H, Lin Y, Wu T, Cheng N
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Feb 7;(2):CD010168. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010168.pub2. PMID: 25914903
Invasive Saccharomyces cerevisiae in a liver transplant patient: case report and review of infection in transplant recipients.
Popiel KY, Wong P, Lee MJ, Langelier M, Sheppard DC, Vinh DC
Transpl Infect Dis 2015 Jun;17(3):435-41. Epub 2015 May 26 doi: 10.1111/tid.12384. PMID: 25827213
Complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in China: an analysis of 39,238 cases.
Huang X, Feng Y, Huang Z
Chin Med J (Engl) 1997 Sep;110(9):704-6. PMID: 9642330

Prognosis

Risk Factors for the Failure of Non-operative Management Among Patients Admitted for Colonic Diverticulitis.
Guerra ME, Chiu AS, Chilakamarry S, Jean R, Brandt WS, Ruangvoravat L, Davis KA
Am Surg 2023 Nov;89(11):4552-4558. Epub 2022 Aug 19 doi: 10.1177/00031348221121546. PMID: 35986004
Single-Layer Sutures in Abdominal Cavity Surgery.
Tański Z, Jarząbek Z, Konowalski B, Truszkowski M, Biedrzycki J, Kuzaka B, Kuzaka P
Pol Przegl Chir 2019 Aug 31;91(5):12-20. doi: 10.5604/01.3001.0013.4538. PMID: 31702571
Distal versus total gastrectomy for middle and lower-third gastric cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Li Z, Bai B, Xie F, Zhao Q
Int J Surg 2018 May;53:163-170. Epub 2018 Mar 27 doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2018.03.047. PMID: 29602012
Risk factors and clinical outcomes for spontaneous rupture of pyogenic liver abscess.
Jun CH, Yoon JH, Wi JW, Park SY, Lee WS, Jung SI, Park CH, Joo YE, Kim HS, Choi SK, Rew JS
J Dig Dis 2015 Jan;16(1):31-6. doi: 10.1111/1751-2980.12209. PMID: 25385432
Risk factors of postoperative infections in adults with complicated appendicitis.
Ming PC, Yan TY, Tat LH
Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 2009 Jun;19(3):244-8. doi: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e3181a4cda2. PMID: 19542855

Clinical prediction guides

Abdominal drainage to prevent intra-peritoneal abscess after appendectomy for complicated appendicitis.
Li Z, Li Z, Zhao L, Cheng Y, Cheng N, Deng Y
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2021 Aug 17;8(8):CD010168. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010168.pub4. PMID: 34402522Free PMC Article
Abdominal drainage to prevent intra-peritoneal abscess after open appendectomy for complicated appendicitis.
Li Z, Zhao L, Cheng Y, Cheng N, Deng Y
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 May 9;5(5):CD010168. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010168.pub3. PMID: 29741752Free PMC Article
Rapid Source-Control Laparotomy: Is There a Mortality Benefit?
Vogler J 4th, Bagwell L, Hart L, Holmes S, Sciarretta JD, Davis JM
Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2017 Oct;18(7):787-792. Epub 2017 Aug 28 doi: 10.1089/sur.2017.071. PMID: 28846501
Risk factors of postoperative infections in adults with complicated appendicitis.
Ming PC, Yan TY, Tat LH
Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 2009 Jun;19(3):244-8. doi: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e3181a4cda2. PMID: 19542855
CT of pseudomembranous colitis.
Brunner D, Feifarek C, McNeely D, Haney P
Gastrointest Radiol 1984;9(1):73-5. doi: 10.1007/BF01887806. PMID: 6724246

Recent systematic reviews

Drain placement in paediatric complicated appendicitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Neville JJ, Aldeiri B
Pediatr Surg Int 2023 Apr 8;39(1):171. doi: 10.1007/s00383-023-05457-3. PMID: 37031267
Abdominal drainage to prevent intra-peritoneal abscess after appendectomy for complicated appendicitis.
Li Z, Li Z, Zhao L, Cheng Y, Cheng N, Deng Y
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2021 Aug 17;8(8):CD010168. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010168.pub4. PMID: 34402522Free PMC Article
Abdominal drainage to prevent intra-peritoneal abscess after open appendectomy for complicated appendicitis.
Li Z, Zhao L, Cheng Y, Cheng N, Deng Y
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 May 9;5(5):CD010168. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010168.pub3. PMID: 29741752Free PMC Article
Distal versus total gastrectomy for middle and lower-third gastric cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Li Z, Bai B, Xie F, Zhao Q
Int J Surg 2018 May;53:163-170. Epub 2018 Mar 27 doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2018.03.047. PMID: 29602012
Abdominal drainage to prevent intra-peritoneal abscess after open appendectomy for complicated appendicitis.
Cheng Y, Zhou S, Zhou R, Lu J, Wu S, Xiong X, Ye H, Lin Y, Wu T, Cheng N
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Feb 7;(2):CD010168. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010168.pub2. PMID: 25914903

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