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How Can An Intra-abdominal Abscess After Colon Resection Surgery Be Treated?
Question: Hi.
If someone has had a bowl resection in crohns disease and had a succesful surgery and then 2 months later- developed an abcess. The doctors are treating this with anibiotics in the hospital and draining it. Is this the correct treatment and is it possible to get abcesses from
Crohns disease? Thank you!
If someone has had a bowl resection in crohns disease and had a succesful surgery and then 2 months later- developed an abcess. The doctors are treating this with anibiotics in the hospital and draining it. Is this the correct treatment and is it possible to get abcesses from
Crohns disease? Thank you!
Brief Answer:
CT enteroclysis should be done.
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thank you for the query.
Yes this is very correct treatment. However intestinal fistula should be ruled out as a possible reason of an abscess. To do that, enteroclysis CT should be done.
Yes you can have an abscess due to crohns disease.
Hope this helps.
Regards.
CT enteroclysis should be done.
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thank you for the query.
Yes this is very correct treatment. However intestinal fistula should be ruled out as a possible reason of an abscess. To do that, enteroclysis CT should be done.
Yes you can have an abscess due to crohns disease.
Hope this helps.
Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
What kind of bacteria could cause this? Thank you so much!
Brief Answer:
E.Coli is the most common bacteria type.
Detailed Answer:
To determine the bacteria type, a sample should be send to bacteriology. Most likely it is E.Coli.
E.Coli is the most common bacteria type.
Detailed Answer:
To determine the bacteria type, a sample should be send to bacteriology. Most likely it is E.Coli.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
Thats what can cause the abcess even after bowel resection? Thank you so much. You are very helpful. If it is ecoli- what antibiotics can treat that?
Brief Answer:
Ciprofloxacine can treat E.Coli.
Detailed Answer:
Fistula can cause an abscess. Bacterial infection can do that as well. Especially after bowels resection. E-Coli can be treated with Ciprofloxacine for example.
Ciprofloxacine can treat E.Coli.
Detailed Answer:
Fistula can cause an abscess. Bacterial infection can do that as well. Especially after bowels resection. E-Coli can be treated with Ciprofloxacine for example.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thank you and possible surgical drainage. If the antibotics dont work. If they do a drainage typically how long would have to stay in the hospital? I really appreciate your kind assistance
Brief Answer:
Drainage should be done at first.
Detailed Answer:
Surgical drainage should be the first step ( I thought you have mentioned it has been already done). Drainage can be performed without admitting to the hospital or with few days stay (usually two days).
Drainage should be done at first.
Detailed Answer:
Surgical drainage should be the first step ( I thought you have mentioned it has been already done). Drainage can be performed without admitting to the hospital or with few days stay (usually two days).
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thank you and last question what is the most common type of drainage procedure?
Brief Answer:
Drainage through the skin.
Detailed Answer:
Percutaneus drainage. It is done under an ultrousound with a needle. No need to perform any surgery at this case.
Drainage through the skin.
Detailed Answer:
Percutaneus drainage. It is done under an ultrousound with a needle. No need to perform any surgery at this case.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thank you so much .
Brief Answer:
You are welcome
Detailed Answer:
You are welcome.
You are welcome
Detailed Answer:
You are welcome.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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