Conservative management of pelvic abscess following sacrocolpopexy: a report of three cases and review of the literature

Introduction and hypothesisAfter sacrocolpopexy, intra-abdominal pelvic abscesses are often managed with intravenous antibiotics, excision of the mesh involved, and debridement of compromised tissue.Methods and resultsThree cases of successful management of pelvic abscesses after sacrocolpopexy using long-term antibiotics and percutaneous drainage of intra-abdominal abscesses without removing the mesh are presented.ConclusionsIn selected patients who have undergone sacrocolpopexy, with careful counseling, conservative management of pelvic abscesses with percutaneous drainage and long-term antibiotic treatment without the surgical excision of the mesh may play a role.

• Publication year

  2016

• Venue

  International Urogynecology Journal

• Publication date

  2016-11-14

• Fields of study

  Medicine

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1007/s00192-016-3189-zPMID 27844119PMCID 5437189
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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