Urinary Tract Infections: Difference between revisions
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** CT- or US-guided needle aspiration may be necessary to differentiate an abscess from a hypervascular tumor. | ** CT- or US-guided needle aspiration may be necessary to differentiate an abscess from a hypervascular tumor. | ||
* '''Management''' | * '''Management''' | ||
** '''Size <3-5cm: IV antibiotics are appropriate | ** '''Size''' | ||
*** Antibiotics, if begun early enough in the course of the process, may obviate surgical procedures. | ***'''<3-5cm: IV antibiotics are appropriate in clinically stable patient''' | ||
** ''' | **** Antibiotics, if begun early enough in the course of the process, may obviate surgical procedures. | ||
*** '''≥5 cm: percutaneous drainage''' | |||
** '''Patients should have serial examinations with US or CT until the abscess resolves''' | ** '''Patients should have serial examinations with US or CT until the abscess resolves''' | ||