Intro & Learning Objectives - Imaging Mastery Series: Image-Guided Abscess Drainage in Interventional Radiology

Abscess Recognition

Learning Case: Left Flank Pain in a Woman with Hepatitis C

Learning Case: Unexplained Abdominal Pain in a Man with Grave’s Disease

Abscess Variations

Abscess Variation Considerations

Indications & Contraindications

Learning Case: Suspicious Abdominal Mass in a Male with Polycystic Kidney Disease

Learning Case: Small Bowel Obstruction in a Woman with Advanced Colon Cancer

Learning Case : Weakness and Dysuria in a Man with History of Crohn’s Disease and Recent Colostomy Creation

Route Planning

Ultrasound

CT

Fluoroscopy

Trocar Technique

Seldinger Technique

Needle Aspiration and Catheterization

Example of Image Guided Abscess Drainage

Complications

Learning Case: A Persistent Collection after Drainage in a Septic Woman

Learning Case: Wedge-Shaped Renal Hypodensity in a Woman with Complex Surgical History