Repeated-imaging and revision-surgery
Twenty-one percent (7/33) of the study patients underwent post-surgery
imaging; of them, only two patients required a second surgical
procedure. All patients underwent post-surgical imaging belonged to the
MCG. The most common findings in the repeated imaging showed only the
previously known complications and post-surgical changes. Therefore, our
study confirmed that a low percentage of patients with CAM might require
repeated imaging and revision surgery. However, since fever usually
continues in the first few PODs, waiting and close clinical follow-up
for at least 4 to 5 days after surgery seems to be sufficient in most
cases before considering additional diagnostic and therapeutic steps.