Spontaneus subscapular abscess. A clinical case
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Subscapular abscess. Spontaneous. Delto-pectoral approach. Septic arthritis. Infection.Abstract
Infections of the subscapular space are very infrequent entities, which is why their diagnosis (for which it is crucial to carry out magnetic resonance imaging or, failing that, computerized tomography) can prove complicated. This difficulty in making the diagnosis conditions the speed of treatment (surgical draining that can be accompanied by antibiotherapy), which is crucial for the medium and long-term prognosis.
We present the case of a patient who developed a spontaneous subscapular abscess that was drained using a delto-pectoral approach, with the subscapular space accessed via a medial route to the coracoids. The relevance of this case lies in its singular character and in the description of an approach that has only been used in two prior cases in the literature.
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