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Abdominal abscess

MedGen UID:
67033
•Concept ID:
C0243001
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Abdominal Abscess; Abdominal Abscesses; Abscess, Abdominal; Abscess, Intra Abdominal; Abscess, Intra-Abdominal; Abscesses, Abdominal; Abscesses, Intra-Abdominal; Intra-Abdominal Abscess; Intra-Abdominal Abscesses
SNOMED CT: Intra-abdominal abscess (75100008); Abdominal abscess (75100008)

Definition

An abscess within the abdomen. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

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

Professional guidelines

PubMed

AGA Clinical Practice Update on Diet and Nutritional Therapies in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Expert Review.
Hashash JG, Elkins J, Lewis JD, Binion DG
Gastroenterology 2024 Mar;166(3):521-532. Epub 2024 Jan 23 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2023.11.303. PMID: 38276922
Management of intra-abdominal abscess due to surgical site infection.
Kobayashi M, Okabayashi T, Namikawa T, Okamoto K, Araki K
Surg Technol Int 2006;15:37-9. PMID: 17029159
Critical issues in the clinical management of complicated intra-abdominal infections.
Blot S, De Waele JJ
Drugs 2005;65(12):1611-20. doi: 10.2165/00003495-200565120-00002. PMID: 16060697

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Clinical characteristics and predictive factors of postoperative intra-abdominal abscess after distal pancreatectomy.
Nakano Y, Endo Y, Kitago M, Nishiyama R, Yagi H, Abe Y, Hasegawa Y, Hori S, Tanaka M, Shimane G, Soga S, Egawa T, Okuda S, Kitagawa Y
Langenbecks Arch Surg 2023 May 2;408(1):170. doi: 10.1007/s00423-023-02914-4. PMID: 37127833
Intra-abdominal abscesses: Microbiological epidemiology and empirical antibiotherapy.
Méchaï F, Kolakowska A, Carbonnelle E, Bouchaud O, Tresallet C, Jaureguy F
Infect Dis Now 2023 Feb;53(1):104604. Epub 2022 Sep 5 doi: 10.1016/j.idnow.2022.08.005. PMID: 36067948
Intra-abdominal and Anorectal Abscesses.
Thompson DT, Hrabe JE
Gastroenterol Clin North Am 2021 Jun;50(2):475-488. Epub 2021 Apr 23 doi: 10.1016/j.gtc.2021.02.014. PMID: 34024453
Diagnosis and management of complicated intra-abdominal infection in adults and children: guidelines by the Surgical Infection Society and the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
Solomkin JS, Mazuski JE, Bradley JS, Rodvold KA, Goldstein EJ, Baron EJ, O'Neill PJ, Chow AW, Dellinger EP, Eachempati SR, Gorbach S, Hilfiker M, May AK, Nathens AB, Sawyer RG, Bartlett JG
Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2010 Feb;11(1):79-109. doi: 10.1089/sur.2009.9930. PMID: 20163262
Appendiceal abscess drainage.
Hogan MJ
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 2003 Dec;6(4):205-14. doi: 10.1053/j.tvir.2003.10.006. PMID: 14767853

Diagnosis

Dropping the Diagnosis.
Dilmaghani S, Sweetser S
Gastroenterology 2021 Feb;160(3):e10-e11. Epub 2020 Jun 27 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.06.051. PMID: 32598886
Non-tuberculosis cold abscess.
Muramatsu KI, Nagasawa H, Murai Y, Sakurada M, Jitsuiki K, Yanagawa Y
Am J Emerg Med 2020 Sep;38(9):1972.e1-1972.e3. Epub 2020 May 7 doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.04.096. PMID: 32444294
Complicated Diverticulitis.
Mendez-Pastor A, Garcia-Henriquez N
Dis Colon Rectum 2020 Jan;63(1):26-28. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000001552. PMID: 31804267
Appendiceal abscess drainage.
Hogan MJ
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 2003 Dec;6(4):205-14. doi: 10.1053/j.tvir.2003.10.006. PMID: 14767853
Percutaneous abscess drainage: update.
vanSonnenberg E, Wittich GR, Goodacre BW, Casola G, D'Agostino HB
World J Surg 2001 Mar;25(3):362-9; discussion 370-2. Epub 2001 Apr 11 doi: 10.1007/s002680020386. PMID: 11343195

Therapy

Complicated Diverticulitis.
Mendez-Pastor A, Garcia-Henriquez N
Dis Colon Rectum 2020 Jan;63(1):26-28. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000001552. PMID: 31804267
Usage of Probiotics and its Clinical Significance at Surgically Treated Patients Sufferig from Colorectal Carcinoma.
Bajramagic S, Hodzic E, Mulabdic A, Holjan S, Smajlovic SV, Rovcanin A
Med Arch 2019 Oct;73(5):316-320. doi: 10.5455/medarh.2019.73.316-320. PMID: 31819304Free PMC Article
Conservative treatment of acute appendicitis.
Coccolini F, Fugazzola P, Sartelli M, Cicuttin E, Sibilla MG, Leandro G, De' Angelis GL, Gaiani F, Di Mario F, Tomasoni M, Catena F, Ansaloni L
Acta Biomed 2018 Dec 17;89(9-S):119-134. doi: 10.23750/abm.v89i9-S.7905. PMID: 30561405Free PMC Article
Laparoscopic versus open surgery for suspected appendicitis.
Jaschinski T, Mosch CG, Eikermann M, Neugebauer EA, Sauerland S
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Nov 28;11(11):CD001546. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001546.pub4. PMID: 30484855Free PMC Article
Is abdominal cavity culture of any value in appendicitis?
Bilik R, Burnweit C, Shandling B
Am J Surg 1998 Apr;175(4):267-70. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9610(98)00019-1. PMID: 9568649

Prognosis

Non-tuberculosis cold abscess.
Muramatsu KI, Nagasawa H, Murai Y, Sakurada M, Jitsuiki K, Yanagawa Y
Am J Emerg Med 2020 Sep;38(9):1972.e1-1972.e3. Epub 2020 May 7 doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.04.096. PMID: 32444294
Influence of overweight and obesity on acute appendicitis in children. A cohort study.
Delgado-Miguel C, Muñoz-Serrano AJ, Barrena Delfa S, Núñez Cerezo V, Velayos M, Estefanía K, Bueno Jiménez A, Martínez L
Cir Pediatr 2020 Jan 20;33(1):20-24. PMID: 32166919
Conservative treatment of acute appendicitis.
Coccolini F, Fugazzola P, Sartelli M, Cicuttin E, Sibilla MG, Leandro G, De' Angelis GL, Gaiani F, Di Mario F, Tomasoni M, Catena F, Ansaloni L
Acta Biomed 2018 Dec 17;89(9-S):119-134. doi: 10.23750/abm.v89i9-S.7905. PMID: 30561405Free PMC Article
Immunoenhancing enteral and parenteral nutrition for gastrointestinal surgery: a multiple-treatments meta-analysis.
Mazaki T, Ishii Y, Murai I
Ann Surg 2015 Apr;261(4):662-9. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000000935. PMID: 25405556
Emergent right hemicolectomies.
Wyrzykowski AD, Feliciano DV, George TA, Tremblay LN, Rozycki GS, Murphy TW, Dente CJ
Am Surg 2005 Aug;71(8):653-6; discussion 656-7. PMID: 16217947

Clinical prediction guides

Clinical characteristics, natural history, and outcomes of Crohn's-related intra-abdominal collections.
Alharbi O, Almadi MA, Azzam N, Aljebreen AM, AlAmeel T, Schreiber S, Mosli MH
Saudi J Gastroenterol 2021 Mar-Apr;27(2):79-84. doi: 10.4103/sjg.SJG_89_20. PMID: 33723092Free PMC Article
Development of Clinical Prediction Models for Surgery and Complications in Crohn's Disease.
Guizzetti L, Zou G, Khanna R, Dulai PS, Sandborn WJ, Jairath V, Feagan BG
J Crohns Colitis 2018 Jan 24;12(2):167-177. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjx130. PMID: 29028958Free PMC Article
Treatments and other prognostic factors in the management of the open abdomen: A systematic review.
Cristaudo AT, Jennings SB, Hitos K, Gunnarsson R, DeCosta A
J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2017 Feb;82(2):407-418. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000001314. PMID: 27918375
Ultrasound of colon diverticulitis.
Puylaert JB
Dig Dis 2012;30(1):56-9. Epub 2012 May 3 doi: 10.1159/000336620. PMID: 22572686
Pediatric appendectomy.
Pearl RH, Hale DA, Molloy M, Schutt DC, Jaques DP
J Pediatr Surg 1995 Feb;30(2):173-8; discussion 178-81. doi: 10.1016/0022-3468(95)90556-1. PMID: 7738734

Recent systematic reviews

Splenectomy versus Imaging-Guided Percutaneous Drainage for Splenic Abscess: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Gutama B, Wothe JK, Xiao M, Hackman D, Chu H, Rickard J
Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2022 Jun;23(5):417-429. Epub 2022 May 24 doi: 10.1089/sur.2022.072. PMID: 35612434Free PMC Article
Antecolic versus retrocolic reconstruction after partial pancreaticoduodenectomy.
Hüttner FJ, Klotz R, Ulrich A, Büchler MW, Probst P, Diener MK
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2022 Jan 11;1(1):CD011862. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011862.pub3. PMID: 35014692Free PMC Article
Laparoscopic versus open surgery for suspected appendicitis.
Jaschinski T, Mosch CG, Eikermann M, Neugebauer EA, Sauerland S
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Nov 28;11(11):CD001546. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001546.pub4. PMID: 30484855Free PMC Article
Systematic review and meta-analysis of prophylactic abdominal drainage after pancreatic resection.
Dou CW, Liu ZK, Jia YL, Zheng X, Tu KS, Yao YM, Liu QG
World J Gastroenterol 2015 May 14;21(18):5719-34. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i18.5719. PMID: 25987799Free PMC Article
Laparoscopic repair for perforated peptic ulcer disease.
Sanabria A, Villegas MI, Morales Uribe CH
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2013 Feb 28;2013(2):CD004778. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004778.pub3. PMID: 23450555Free PMC Article

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