EUS-guided drainage for pelvic abscesses: a Chinese single-center two-year follow-up study highlighting clinical outcomes
Tao Yang, Yi Lu, Wenru Li, Jun Deng, Tao Liu, Yanan Liu, Min Zhi, Jiachen Sun · 2026
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Tao Yang and co-authors review two years of scope-guided drainage for pelvic abscesses at one Chinese center in a 2026 study. An abscess is a pocket of pus, and the method drains it through a needle guided by an ultrasound scope passed inside the body, avoiding open surgery. The cases covered varied causes.
Ten patients were treated: seven with abscesses tied to Crohn's disease near the anus, two from leaks after rectal cancer surgery, and one from appendicitis. The procedure worked technically in every case, and scans showed the pockets shrank a lot. By one month, nine patients had clear shrinkage plus symptom relief. No one needed further surgery, though two cases came back during follow-up. The series supports the method as a gentle first option.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Tao Yang, Yi Lu, Wenru Li, Jun Deng, Tao Liu, Yanan Liu, Min Zhi, Jiachen Sun |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 25 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |