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case_images: CT image of abdomen shows hypodense area (arrow) in the left iliopsoas muscle.
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case_images: Evaluation with abdominal CT demonstrated a left IPA (Figure 1) without any other pathological findings in the right arm, chest, or abdomen.
case_images: CT image shows a 12-F pig tail drainage catheter (arrowhead) inserted into the left iliopsoas abscess.
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case_images: CT-guided drainage of the abscess was performed on day 53, once the clinical condition of the patient stabilized (Figure 2).
case_images: CT image shows no iliopsoas abscess in the left iliopsoas muscle (arrow).
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case_images: The drainage tube was removed 2 weeks after the procedure when follow-up abdominal CT confirmed significant shrinkage of the IPA (Figure 3).