Intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging-guided drainage of nonpalpable abscesses

Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2001 Oct;11(5):338-40. doi: 10.1097/00129689-200110000-00011.

Abstract

Intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging provides the surgeon with powerful, high-resolution, real-time imaging. Procedures may be performed with minimal invasion, with the benefit of reduced tissue damage, improved wound healing, and a better cosmetic result. The authors present a case of a leukemic pediatric patient with a few large, deeply situated, nonpalpable abscesses that were drained successfully with intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging guidance. In this case, this new intraoperative imaging method enabled minimal invasiveness, with fast recovery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / diagnosis*
  • Abscess / surgery
  • Adolescent
  • Drainage / methods
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Gadolinium
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / complications*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
  • Monitoring, Intraoperative / methods*
  • Muscular Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Muscular Diseases / surgery
  • Radiographic Image Enhancement*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Gadolinium