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Draining postoperative abdominal abscesses through a trocar

Guoshen Gu, Jianan Ren, Jieshou Li, Jun Chen, Yaoping Fan
8 November 2010

<p>Abdominal abscesses that develop as a result of surgery can cause deep space surgical site infection (SSI). These abscesses are usually drained by percutaneous abscess drainage (PAD), however the draining tube can become blocked by necrotic tissue and blood coagulates. Similarly, sump drainage requires a laparotomy for placement. This short report details how the authors developed a method of sump drainage using a 12mm trocar.</p>

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