Sonographically Guided Percutaneous Catheter Drainage Versus Needle Aspiration in the Management of Pyogenic Liver Abscess

2007 ◽  
Vol 189 (3) ◽  
pp. W138-W142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enver Zerem ◽  
Amir Hadzic
Keyword(s):  
Liver Abscess ◽  
Pyogenic Liver Abscess ◽  
Needle Aspiration ◽  
Percutaneous Catheter Drainage ◽  
Catheter Drainage ◽  
Percutaneous Catheter

Pyogenic liver abscess treated by percutaneous catheter drainage: MDCT measurement for treatment outcome

2012 ◽  
Vol 81 (4) ◽  
pp. 609-615 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen-I Liao ◽  
Shih-Hung Tsai ◽  
Chih-Yung Yu ◽  
Guo-Shu Huang ◽  
Yen-Yue Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Outcome ◽  
Liver Abscess ◽  
Pyogenic Liver Abscess ◽  
Percutaneous Catheter Drainage ◽  
Catheter Drainage ◽  
Percutaneous Catheter

Percutaneous Catheter Drainage of Solitary Pyogenic Liver Abscess

1984 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 363-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Van Der Spek ◽  
O. Peters ◽  
H. Claes ◽  
G. Devis
Keyword(s):  
Liver Abscess ◽  
Pyogenic Liver Abscess ◽  
Percutaneous Catheter Drainage ◽  
Catheter Drainage ◽  
Percutaneous Catheter

scholarly journals Management of Liver Abscess in Children: Our Experience

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mukta Waghmare ◽  
Hemanshi Shah ◽  
Charu Tiwari ◽  
Kiran Khedkar ◽  
Suraj Gandhi
Keyword(s):  
Liver Abscess ◽  
Ultrasound Guidance ◽  
Pediatric Population ◽  
Needle Aspiration ◽  
Percutaneous Catheter Drainage ◽  
Average Volume ◽  
Catheter Drainage ◽  
Percutaneous Catheter ◽  
Disposable Needle ◽  
The Mean

ABSTRACT Introduction Liver abscess is common in pediatric population in India. Children have unique set of predisposing factors and clinical features. Liver abscesses are infectious, space-occupying lesions in the liver; the two most common abscesses being pyogenic and amebic. Its severity depends on the source of the infection and the underlying condition of the patient. Materials and methods A total of 34 patients less than 12 years were assessed in a retrospective study from January 2012 to 2016. Patients were assessed in terms of age of presentation, etiology, bacteriology, diagnosis, and modality of treatment. Results The mean age of presentation was 6.3 years. Average volume of abscess was 164 cc. Nine patients (26.4%) underwent percutaneous needle aspiration under ultrasound guidance with wide bore needle (18 G disposable needle). Three patients required more than two sittings of aspiration. Patients with volume more than 80 cc were treated with catheter drainage. Twenty patients (58.8%) underwent ultrasound-guided percutaneous catheter drainage. Two patients required catheter drainage for large abscess and needle aspiration for the smaller abscess. Conclusion Antimicrobial therapy along with percutaneous drainage constitutes the mainstay of treatment, whereas open surgical drainage should be reserved for selected cases. How to cite this article Waghmare M, Shah H, Tiwari C, Khedkar K, Gandhi S. Management of Liver Abscess in Children: Our Experience. Euroasian J Hepato-Gastroenterol 2017;7(1):23-26.

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