Treatment of pelvic abscesses and other fluid collections: efficacy of transvaginal sonographically guided aspiration and drainage.

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical efficacy of transvaginal sonographically guided aspiration and drainage of pelvic fluid collections.Forty patients underwent transvaginal sonographically guided aspiration of a possible pelvic abscess (41 pelvic collections). In patients with clinical findings highly suggestive of infection, both purulent and nonpurulent collections were immediately drained via a catheter. In patients with clinical findings moderately suggestive of infection, nonpurulent collections were completely removed by aspiration and the aspirates were cultured; however, purulent collections were immediately drained via a catheter.All collections were successfully accessed by transvaginal sonography. For 27 of the 41 collections, the aspirate was purulent (18 collections) or the patient's clinical findings were highly suggestive of infection (nine collections) and catheter drainage was performed. Seventeen of the 27 collections completely resolved and surgery was not required. ...

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