Percutaneous treatment of psoas muscle abscess secondary to spondylodiscitis

Abstract

The objective of the following work is to describe percutaneous treatment of an abscess located in the psoas muscle, a rare entity and nonspecific clinical presentation, which constitutes a diagnostic challenge. Its detection has improved with the use of imaging techniques. Fever, abdominal pain and ipsilateral lower limb pain are the usual manifestations. Antibiotic therapy together with drainage (percutaneous or surgical) should be considered the treatment of choice.