Role of ultrasound in management of liver abscess
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
;
: 780-788, 1983.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-770307
ABSTRACT
Ultrasonograms of proven liver abscesses in 44 patients were analysed. In ulltrasonography prior to otherdiagnostic approach, 38 patients(86.4%) were accurately diagnosed as liver abscess with correlation of clinicalsymptoms. The outline of abscess is smoothly defined. oval and round in 19 patients, irregularly and ill-definedin 25 patients. Only in 5 patients echogenic capsules are demonstrated. The internal echogenecity is variable;they are predominantly echo-free in 14, predominantly low-echo in 25 and predominantly echogenic, similar to solidtumor in 2 patients . 36 patients who were treated by medication only and combined needle aspiration had follow-up ultrasonography within 3 weeks since initial treatment. 33 patients were ultrasonically and clinically improved.Only one patients died of sepsis after needle aspiration and 2 patients were discharged without any sign ofimprovement.
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Main subject:
Capsules
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Follow-Up Studies
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Ultrasonography
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Sepsis
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Abscess
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Liver
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Liver Abscess
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Needles
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
Year:
1983
Type:
Article
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