AJR. American journal of roentgenology

The most recent articles from: AJR Am J Roentgenol April 1998

AJR Am J Roentgenol · Apr 1998

Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial

Percutaneous treatment of liver abscesses: needle aspiration versus catheter drainage.

This study was designed to determine and compare the efficacy of sonographically guided percutaneous needle aspiration and percutaneous catheter drainage in the treatment of liver abscesses. ⋯ Our results show that percutaneous catheter drainage is more effective than needle aspiration in the treatment of liver abscesses. Needle aspiration, if limited to two attempts, has a high failure rate.

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