TY - JOUR ID - 44248 TI - A Late-onset Psoas Abscess Formation Associated with Previous Appendectomy: A Case Report JO - Bulletin of Emergency And Trauma JA - BEAT LA - en SN - 2322-2522 AU - Moslemi, Sam AU - Tahamtan, Maryam AU - Hosseini, Seyed Vahid AD - General Surgery Department, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Nemazee Teaching Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. AD - Colorectal Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. Y1 - 2014 PY - 2014 VL - 2 IS - Issue 1 SP - 55 EP - 58 KW - Late-onset psoas abscess formation KW - Complicated acute appendicitis KW - Appendectomy DO - N2 - Psoas abscesses could originate from an adjacent source of infection in the abdominopelvic cavity known as a secondary complication of acute appendicitis. However, it is considered as a very rare event when occurring late after the presentation of appendicitis. Whether it is the source or complication of acute appendicitis following appendectomy remains unclear. A 25-year-old man was admitted to our center with fever and abdominal pain. His past medical history was unremarkable except for having an acute appendicitis and complicated appendectomy 4 years before presenting illness. On admission, the patient was febrile with right lower quadrant abdominal tenderness and moderate leukocytosis. The Abdominopelvic CT- scan revealed a large right psoas muscle than the opposite site, that contained a hypodense mass measuring 6 cm in diameter with extension into right iliacus and internal oblique muscles..The patient underwent subsequent percutaneous abscess drainage under image guide and concurrent broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy. UR - https://beat.sums.ac.ir/article_44248.html L1 - https://beat.sums.ac.ir/article_44248_bffc97085254fa2245dc539efb0eba49.pdf ER -