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Abscesso intra-abdominal

Last reviewed: 25 Mar 2025
Last updated: 09 Aug 2022

Summary

Definition

History and exam

Key diagnostic factors

  • presença de fatores de risco
  • febre ou hipotermia
  • dor abdominal
  • dor à palpação e sensação de preenchimento retal
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Other diagnostic factors

  • taquicardia
  • alteração nos hábitos intestinais/função intestinal anormal
  • íleo paralítico prolongado
  • anorexia/falta de apetite
  • náuseas e vômitos
  • massa palpável
  • sinais de sepse
  • uso de corticosteroide pré-operatório
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Risk factors

  • cirurgia ou trauma recentes, apendicite, diverticulite ou úlcera perfurada
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Diagnostic tests

1st tests to order

  • contagem leucocitária
  • cultura da drenagem
  • tomografia computadorizada (TC) abdominal
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Tests to consider

  • proteína C-reativa sérica
  • velocidade de hemossedimentação (VHS) sérica
  • coloração de Gram do líquido do abscesso
  • glicose sérica
  • ultrassonografia abdominal
  • ressonância nuclear magnética (RNM) abdominal
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Emerging tests

  • ultrassonografia endoscópica

Treatment algorithm

ACUTE

abscesso intra-abdominal adquirido na comunidade: não considerado de alto risco, gravidade de leve a moderada

abscesso intra-abdominal adquirido na comunidade: risco elevado ou gravidade alta

abscesso intra-abdominal associado aos cuidados de saúde

Contributors

Authors

Laura Kreiner, MD, FACS

Assistant Professor of Surgery

MetroHealth Medical Center

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Cleveland

OH

Disclosures

LK declares that she has no competing interests.

Acknowledgements

Dr Laura Kreiner would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Ali F. Mallat, Dr Lena M. Napolitano, and Dr Lillian Kao, previous contributors to this topic.

Disclosures

AFM declares that he has no competing interests. LMN has been a member of the speakers' bureau and consultant for Merck, Pfizer, Schering-Plough, Ortho-McNeil, Wyeth, and Astellas Pharma. LK declares that she has no competing interests.

Peer reviewers

James T. Lee, MD, PhD, FACS, FIDSA, FSHEA

Professor of Surgery (retired)

University of Minnesota

Saint Paul

MN

Disclosures

JTL declares that he has no competing interests.

Jeffrey A. Claridge, MD, MS, FACS

Director of Research

Division of Trauma, Burns and Critical Care

Assistant Professor

Department of Surgery

MetroHealth Medical Center

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Cleveland

OH

Disclosures

JAC declares that he has no competing interests.

Matthew Falagas, MD, MSc, DSc

Director

Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences

Marousi

Athens

Greece

Disclosures

MF declares that he has no competing interests.

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