Psoas abscess is a collection of pus (abscess) in the iliopsoas muscle compartment. It can be classified into primary psoas abscess (caused by hematogenous...

a positive psoas sign on the right may suggest appendicitis. A positive psoas sign may also be present in a patient with a psoas abscess. It may also...

iliopsoas muscle (/ˌɪlioʊˈsoʊ.əs/; from Latin ile 'groin' and Ancient Greek ψόᾱ (psóā) 'muscles of the loins') refers to the joined psoas major and the...

rare. Spread of infection from the lumbar vertebrae to the psoas muscle, causing abscesses, is not uncommon. The most common and earliest clinical symptom...

567.22, Peritoneal abscess 567.23, Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis 567.3, Retroperitoneal infections 567.31, Psoas muscle abscess 568, Other disorders...

iliopsoas muscles and inflammation of the psoas muscles themselves. Straightening out the leg causes pain because it stretches these muscles, while flexing...

surgery, as they create borders for infectious processes (for example Psoas abscess) and haematoma. An increase in pressure may result in a compartment...

folds of the outer and inner labia. Pelvic floor muscles support the structures of the vulva. Other muscles of the urogenital triangle also give support....

Spinal abscess has been reported in both a child and an adult with initial complaints of severe back pain due to extension of a psoas abscess from the...

obliteration of the psoas shadow. Diagnostic ultrasound, gallium and CT scanning may detect appendiceal or other intra-abdominal abscesses. Polymicrobial postoperative...

artery, dilation of the saphenous vein, athletic pubalgia, and an abscess of the psoas. Several subtypes of femoral hernia have been described. Femoral...

Thomas, who travelled from Edinburgh Royal Infirmary to be treated for a Psoas abscess, was not admitted due to not having the correct paperwork. Lister could...

also be caused by diseases of the organs in the abdomen (such as a psoas abscess) or by testicular disease. Rarely, there is an underlying rheumatic...

kidney before descending towards the bladder on the front of the psoas major muscle. The ureters cross the pelvic brim near the bifurcation of the iliac...

longus muscle – One of the extrinsic muscles of the hand. Its major function is to abduct the thumb at the wrist. Abscess – A collection of pus that has built...