Percutaneous drainage of amoebic liver abscess

ABSTRACT

This prospective study of 12 patients of amoebic liver abscess presenting to the department of Surgery, Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore, over a one year period evaluates the results of ultrasound-guided percutaneous drainage of large amoebic liver abscesses. The results indicate short hospital stay, no mortality and minimal morbidity. This procedure may be safely recommended as the preferred primary method of managing ameobic abcesses larger than 6cm in diameter