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. 1990 May;31(3):275-7.

Ultrasonically guided percutaneous treatment of liver abscesses

N Juul  1 , F J Sztuk, S Torp-Pedersen, F Burcharth
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  • PMID: 2201328

Ultrasonically guided percutaneous treatment of liver abscesses

N Juul et al. Acta Radiol. 1990 May.

Abstract

Twenty-two patients with liver abscesses demonstrated by ultrasonography (US) were treated over a nine-year period. The diagnosis was in all cases verified by puncture. The patients were treated by US-guided puncture or catheter drainage. Seventeen patients (77%) were cured without surgical drainage. Four patients were cured after subsequent surgical intervention. One patient died later of pancreatic carcinoma. There were no complications from the US-guided therapy. For the treatment of liver abscesses we recommend US-guided drainage as the first choice. Close collaboration between surgeon and radiologist is mandatory since some of these patients still need surgical treatment.

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