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myositis
Special site
M y o sitis o f th e p so as m uscle: if the abscess is o n the right sid e, the clinical signs are the
sam e as fo r ap p end icitis with p ain in th e righ t iliac area. T ransfer th e p atient to a
surgical centre.
Figure 11a Figure 11b
L o ng incisio n
D issectio n o f the m uscle using
Kelly fo rcep s, insert clo sed then withd raw
with the instrum ent slightly o p en
Figure 11c Figure 11d
D rain fixed to the sk in
E xp lo ratio n and evacuatio n o f p us
with the finger
Figures 11: Surgical drainage of a pyomyositis
280
Special site
M y o sitis o f th e p so as m uscle: if the abscess is o n the right sid e, the clinical signs are the
sam e as fo r ap p end icitis with p ain in th e righ t iliac area. T ransfer th e p atient to a
surgical centre.
Figure 11a Figure 11b
L o ng incisio n
D issectio n o f the m uscle using
Kelly fo rcep s, insert clo sed then withd raw
with the instrum ent slightly o p en
Figure 11c Figure 11d
D rain fixed to the sk in
E xp lo ratio n and evacuatio n o f p us
with the finger
Figures 11: Surgical drainage of a pyomyositis
280
