Iliopsoas Abscess: A Narrative Review

Abstract

Since the description of IPA with isolated cases, then small series, and recently large retrospective reviews from major hospitals worldwide, the diagnosis and treatment of IPA have improved. With modern imaging techniques (US, CAT scan, and MRI), the diagnosis of IPA has increased, but sequential use of the aforementioned methods is not standardized; besides, there is no uniform treatment for IPA so far. Current management of IPA entails broad-spectrum antibiotics plus percutaneous or surgical drainage.