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Liver Abscess* ; Liver*

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Liver Abscess* ; Liver*

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Cystitis* ; Liver Abscess* ; Liver*

PURPOSE: Recently there have been some reports that percutaneous absces drainage(PAD) was ineffective in treating multiloculated liver abscess. We therefae, reviewed our results of catheter drainage in jultiloculated liver absces. MATERIALS AND METHODS: PADs in 10 cases of multiloculated liver abscesses were performed with 8.5F Pig tail, 12 & 14F Sump cahteters, under ultrasonic & fluoroscopic guidance. RESULTS: All the 10 cases were successfully drained without major complications. Mean drainage duration was 16.3 day and the result was not significantly different from those obtained by draining unilocular pyogenic liver abscess. The success was the result of using large caliber catheter and repetition in insertion of guidewire deeply into abscess cavity to make communications between the Iocules which was proven by abscessogram. CONCLUSION: PAD was safe and effective method for multiloculated abscess as unilocular liver abscess, and it is recommended that the multiloculated liver abscess be draincd.
Abscess* ; Catheters ; Drainage* ; Liver Abscess* ; Liver Abscess, Pyogenic ; Liver* ; Ultrasonics

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HIV ; Humans ; Liver Abscess ; Liver Abscess, Amebic

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Liver Abscess, Pyogenic*

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Liver Abscess, Pyogenic*

Patients with the microbial hepatic abscess in the digestive department of Viet Tiep hospital during 1995-1999 participated to a study. The methods included the clinical examination, hematologic tests, X-ray, ultrasound and pus test. The results have shown that fever: 100%, hepatodynia: 75%, hepatomegaly and hepatodynia: 50%, eye yellow: 50%, positive hepatic shaking: 41%, anemia: 41%, the moderate and severe anemia: 58.2%, leucocyte of 9.1x10g/l: 91.6%, increase of total bilirubine: 50%, plus had a offensive smell suspected due to anaerobic microorganism: 33.34%, 1 focus of abscess: 10 patients; 2 focuses of abscess: 2 patients, the shortest duration of treatment: 5 days and longest duration of treatment: 31 days. The conclusions: the clinical and paraclinical features suggested the microbial hepatic abscess; treatment by high effective antibiotics and needle aspiration of plus; the surgical treatment for cases with many focus of abscess.
Liver Abscess ; X-Rays

Humans ; Liver Abscess

Objective. Hepatic abscess is a rare childhood infection with incidence of 1 to 140 per 105 admissions. It has signs and symptoms that mimic other liver diseases. This study determined the clinical, biochemical, microbiologic and imaging features and outcome of children diagnosed with hepatic abscess at a tertiary hospital in Manila.

Method. We conducted a review of medical records of admitted patients aged ?18 years diagnosed with hepatic abscess in a tertiary referral center from 2007-2018. A diagnosis was confirmed if with (1) fever; (2) imaging study of solitary or multiple hepatic focus; AND (3) at least one more sign or symptom. We computed for mean (SD) for continuous variables or n (%) for categorical variables.

Result. We included 40 patients out of 559, 583 pediatric admissions during the study period (0.007%), with a mean age of 8 years (SD 6.5), and 57% of whom were males. Thirty-seven (92%) were probable pyogenic in etiology, while three were tuberculous abscess. The most common signs and symptoms were fever (100%), abdominal mass (31%), abdominal distension (34%) and weight loss (31%). Majority had anemia (63%) and leukocytosis (89%). The most common imaging finding was a solitary mass (58%) with right lobe (80%) involvement. Nine abscess aspirates yielded Staphylococcus aureus (3), Mycobacterium tuberculosis (3), Klebsiella pneumoniae (1) and no growth (2). All patients were medically treated but eight also required percutaneous/surgical drainage. Majority (36) were discharged improved; four were improving but left before treatment completion.

Conclusion. Majority had pyogenic hepatic abscess, presenting with non-specific clinical and laboratory features. Most abscess were solitary and involved the right lobe. Limited abscess aspirates yielded Staphylococcus aureus and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Prognosis is favorable with treatment.