Percutaneous drainage of periappendiceal abscess in a patient with acute leukemia. Case report.

In a 24-year-old man with acute lymphatic leukemia, acute appendicitis after induction of chemotherapy led, with minimal clinical signs, to perforation and periappendiceal abscess (verified with CT and US-guided needle aspiration). Percutaneous drainage was performed for 11 days and appendectomy 3 days later. Recovery was uncomplicated and cytostatic therapy was resumed.