Photodynamic Therapy of an Abdominal Abscess at the Time of Percutaneous Drainage.

We propose photodynamic therapy (PDT) as an adjunct for recurrent or difficult to treat abscesses, or where placement of a drainage catheter is undesirable. I ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier i NCT02240498 Interventional radiological draining of abscesses has become the standard of care treatment for abscesses unresponsive to conservative management. 1Pre-procedure CT showing tubo-ovarian abscess (horizontal arrow) Therefore, the abscess was percutaneously drained and PDT was performed as part of an ongoing Phase 1 clinical trial. [Extracted from the article]