Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Transrectal Pelvic Abscess Drainage (EUS-PAD) – Bridging to Surgery: Report of Two Cases

Abstract

Background Currently, the methods for drainage of pelvic abscess primarily use computed tomography- or ultrasound-guided percutaneous drainage or surgical drainage. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided pelvic abscess drainage (EUS-PAD) is an alternative, minimally invasive tool to drain an abscess, localized close to the rectum or left colon, and therefore not accessible by other means.

Keywords

• endoscopic ultrasound
• pelvic abscess drainage
• transrectal surgery
• bridging to surgery