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Percutaneous catheter drainage in drug-resistant amoebic liver abscess.

Abstract
This communication records our experience with the percutaneous catheter drainage (PCD) of 22 amoebic liver abscesses in 19 patients who had failed to respond to amoebicidal therapy. In one patient with a left lobe abscess, imminent rupture was an additional indication for drainage. PCD combined with amoebicidal therapy not only expedited recovery, but was curative in all 19 patients. There were no complications. We conclude that PCD is a most useful adjunct to drug therapy and recommend its routine use in the management of drug-resistant amoebic liver abscesses.
AuthorsR M Hanna, M H Dahniya, S S Badr, A El-Betagy
JournalTropical medicine & international health : TM & IH (Trop Med Int Health) Vol. 5 Issue 8 Pg. 578-81 (Aug 2000) ISSN: 1360-2276 [Print] England
PMID10995100 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Topics
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Catheterization
  • Child
  • Drainage
  • Drug Resistance
  • Entamoeba histolytica (drug effects)
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Liver Abscess, Amebic (diagnostic imaging, therapy)
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ultrasonography

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