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  • Title: Psoas abscess. A rare complication of Crohn's disease.
    Author: Cools P, Bosmans E.
    Journal: Acta Chir Belg; 1996; 96(4):165-7. PubMed ID: 8830873.
    Abstract:
    Psoas abscess complicating Crohn's disease is a rare condition. Fever, abdominal tenderness, limb pain and hip contracture are typical signs but only present in half of the cases. Cultures of the pus mostly grow a mixture of enterobacteria. The diagnosis is made by CT-scan. Medical therapy always results in recurrence of the abscess. Resection of the fistula and the affected bowel segment with end-to-end anastomosis is the therapy of choice. A case report is presented, followed by a review of the literature.
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