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Enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) on the 3rd admission day. Axial (A) and (B) and coronal T1-weighted images (C) showing that the abscesses were located in the right iliacus muscle ( ) and posterolateral to the right psoas ( ).
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F1
Enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed an abscess located posterolateral to the right psoas and was 6.8 cm x 6.2 cm x 5.7 cm, while another one was located within the swollen right iliacus muscle and was 3.7 cm x 3.5 cm x 2.1 cm (Figure 1).
Diagram illustrating the puncture sites for the psoas abscess (blue arrow) and the iliacus muscle abscess (black arrow).
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The abscesses were drained via a different anterior route above the anterior superior iliac spine (Figure 2).