Ultrasound guided percutaneous drainage of abdominal abscesses.
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OBJECTIVE To see yield of ultrasound guided percutaneous drainage of abdominal abscesses. SETTING Department of General Surgery Unit I, Lahore General Hospital and North Surgical Unit, Mayo Hospital, Lahore. DESIGN A prospective case-controlled study. SUBJECTS Patients with spontaneous or post operative abdominal abscesses. RESULTS Overall success rate was 96.2%, major complications 11.5%, minor complications 26.9% and mortality 3.8%. In simple abscesses (20 patients), the success rate was 100% and in complex abscesses (six patients) 83.4%, with respective mortality 0.0% and 16.6%. Mean hospital stay was 10.7 days (range 3-25). CONCLUSION Ultrasound guided percutaneous drainage of abdominal abscesses is an effective and safe method, suited particularly for simple abscesses.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
دوره 50 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000