Study of ultrasound-guided needle aspiration and catheter drainage in the management of liver abscesses.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate and compare the efficacy of intermittent needle aspiration and continuous catheter drainage in ultrasound-guided management of liver abscesses.

Methods

This was a prospective, randomised study conducted on 100 patients (88 males and 12 females; age range 22-74 years) with liver abscess(es) and having abscess size more than 5 cm, divided into two groups: Percutaneous needle aspiration (PNA) (n = 50) and percutaneous catheter drainage (PCD) (n = 50). Criteria of exclusion were: rupture of abscess before intervention; prior intervention; uncorrectable coagulopathy; concomitant biliary tract malignancy. In the PNA group, pus was aspirated by an 18-gauge needle using freehand technique and the number of aspirations was limited to two. Failure of abscess size t

SUBMITTER: Surya M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7588573 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature