"Psoas Abscess" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Abscess of the PSOAS MUSCLES resulting usually from disease of the lumbar vertebrae, with the pus descending into the muscle sheath. The infection is most commonly tuberculous or staphylococcal.
| Descriptor ID |
D016659
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.830.025.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Psoas Abscess- Psoas Abscess
- Abscesses, Psoas
- Psoas Abscesses
- Iliopsoas Abscess
- Abscess, Iliopsoas
- Abscesses, Iliopsoas
- Iliopsoas Abscesses
- Pyogenic Iliopsoas Abscess
- Abscess, Pyogenic Iliopsoas
- Abscesses, Pyogenic Iliopsoas
- Iliopsoas Abscess, Pyogenic
- Iliopsoas Abscesses, Pyogenic
- Pyogenic Iliopsoas Abscesses
- Abscess, Psoas
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| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Psoas Abscess" by people in Profiles.
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Lambrechts MJ, Wiegers NW, Ituarte F, Shen FH, Nourbakhsh A. Safe zone for irrigation and debridement of psoas abscess through a dorsal spinal approach. Surg Radiol Anat. 2018 Nov; 40(11):1217-1221.
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Matsen Ko L, Coleman JJ, Stas V, Duwelius PJ. Iliopsoas Irritation as Presentation of Head-Neck Corrosion After Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Case Series. Orthop Clin North Am. 2015 Oct; 46(4):461-8.
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Pereira N, Bardawil EC, Patel MA, Brannon RK, Podolsky ML, Nyirjesy P. Iliopsoas abscess: an unexpected sequela of dilation and evacuation. J Low Genit Tract Dis. 2014 Apr; 18(2):E34-7.
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Assifi MM, Bagameri G, Dimuzio PJ, Eisenberg JA. Management of infected caval filter with simultaneous aortic pseudoaneurysm and retroperitoneal perforation: a case report and literature review. Vascular. 2012 Aug; 20(4):225-8.
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Lupatkin H, Br?u N, Flomenberg P, Simberkoff MS. Tuberculous abscesses in patients with AIDS. Clin Infect Dis. 1992 May; 14(5):1040-4.