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percutaneous drainage of abscess
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what is 'percutaneous drainage of abscess'?
Definition for percutaneous drainage of abscess
percutaneous drainage of abscess is a medical procedure used for such diagnoses as: hepatic abscess, intraabdominal abscess and lung abscess.
related diagnosis for 'percutaneous drainage of abscess'
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diagnosis
hepatic abscess
collection of pus in liver
percutaneous drainage of abscess and hepatic abscess
intraabdominal abscess
collection of pus in abdomen
percutaneous drainage of abscess and intraabdominal abscess
lung abscess
collection of pus in lungs
percutaneous drainage of abscess and lung abscess
amebiasis extraintestinal
infection by ameba in areas other than the intestine
percutaneous drainage of abscess and amebiasis extraintestinal
echinococcus infection
type of parasitic disease
percutaneous drainage of abscess and echinococcus infection
related procedure for 'percutaneous drainage of abscess'/associated diagnoses
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CT guided drainage
percutaneous drainage of abscess and CT guided drainage
Ultrasound guided drainage
percutaneous drainage of abscess and Ultrasound guided drainage
Complete Blood Count
percutaneous drainage of abscess and Complete Blood Count
Blood culture
percutaneous drainage of abscess and Blood culture
percutaneous catheter drainage
percutaneous drainage of abscess and percutaneous catheter drainage
CT scan
percutaneous drainage of abscess and CT scan
Chest X-ray
Radiological technique to image the chest
percutaneous drainage of abscess and Chest X-ray
Liver scan
percutaneous drainage of abscess and Liver scan
culture sensitivity of abscess material
percutaneous drainage of abscess and culture sensitivity of abscess material
Gallium 67 Scan
percutaneous drainage of abscess and Gallium 67 Scan
Laparoscopy
Minimally invasive surgery
percutaneous drainage of abscess and Laparoscopy
Needle aspiration
percutaneous drainage of abscess and Needle aspiration
Abdominal CAT Scan
percutaneous drainage of abscess and Abdominal CAT Scan
Abdominal MRI
MRI of abdominal contents
percutaneous drainage of abscess and Abdominal MRI
Biopsy
percutaneous drainage of abscess and Biopsy
CT chest
percutaneous drainage of abscess and CT chest
ELISA (Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay)
percutaneous drainage of abscess and ELISA (Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay)
Hepatic ultrasonography
percutaneous drainage of abscess and Hepatic ultrasonography
drainage of hepatic abscess
percutaneous drainage of abscess and drainage of hepatic abscess
Blood, Platelet Count
Platelet Count
percutaneous drainage of abscess and Blood, Platelet Count
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metronidazole
percutaneous drainage of abscess and metronidazole
clindamycin
percutaneous drainage of abscess and clindamycin
vancomycin
percutaneous drainage of abscess and vancomycin
iodoquinol
percutaneous drainage of abscess and iodoquinol
paromomycin
percutaneous drainage of abscess and paromomycin
tinidazole
percutaneous drainage of abscess and tinidazole
cefoxitin
percutaneous drainage of abscess and cefoxitin
chloroquine
percutaneous drainage of abscess and chloroquine
dehydroemetine
percutaneous drainage of abscess and dehydroemetine
diloxanide
percutaneous drainage of abscess and diloxanide
emetine
percutaneous drainage of abscess and emetine
unisyn
percutaneous drainage of abscess and unisyn
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- percutaneous drainage of abscess
Clinical efficacy of ultrasound guided percutaneous drainage of ...
... efficacy of ultrasound guided percutaneous drainage of abscesses in patients ... Ultrasound guided percutaneous drainage (US-PD), a minimally invasive technique, ...
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An Appraisal of Surgical and Percutaneous Drainage for Pyogenic Liver ...
... treatment with percutaneous or surgical drainage of liver abscesses larger than ... of percutaneous drainage (PD) and SD procedures for large liver abscesses are ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1356988
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Percutaneous drainage of subphrenic abscess: a review of 62 patients.
Initial percutaneous drainage was accomplished with a combination of sonography ... We conclude that percutaneous drainage is a safe and effective method of ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3535457
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Effect of a Single Percutaneous Abscess Drainage Puncture and Imipenem ...
Effect of a Single Percutaneous Abscess Drainage Puncture and Imipenem Therapy, ... Effect of a single percutaneous drainage puncture on abscess development. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=132761
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Percutaneous drainage of abdominal abscesses in pediatric Crohn's disease.
In two patients, percutaneous abscess drainage was not followed by surgery. ... Percutaneous abscess drainage should be performed before definitive treatment. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17242271
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Percutaneous drainage of hepatic abscesses: therapy does not differ for ...
Percutaneous drainage of hepatic abscesses: therapy does not differ for those ... hepatic abscesses treated by percutaneous aspiration and drainage are herein ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8799406?ordinalpos=21&ito...
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Percutaneous drainage of hydatid cyst of the liver: long-term results
Since percutaneous radiological catheter drainage of abdominal abscesses and ... Jr Percutaneous drainage of 250 abdominal abscesses and fluid collections. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2020557
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[Percutaneous drainage treatment of abscess and fluid retention ...
[Percutaneous drainage treatment of abscess and fluid retention following abdominal surgery] ... The percutaneous drainage was successful in 69%, additional ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2620549
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Percutaneous drainage in the treatment of Klebsiella pneumoniae lung ...
Percutaneous drainage in the treatment of Klebsiella pneumoniae lung abscess. ... Seven cases of lung abscess involving Klebsiella pneumoniae with or without ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=470811
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Percutaneous drainage of pyogenic lung abscess.
Percutaneous drainage of pyogenic lung abscess. Wali SO, Shugaeri A, Samman YS, Abdelaziz M. ... situations is percutaneous transthoracic tube drainage (PTTD) ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12374359
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Percutaneous Management of Pyogenic Hepatic Abscesses
... with percutaneous drainage with an indwelling catheter within the abscess ... Percutaneous drainage of hepatic abscesses, independent of origin, thus seems as ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2423570
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An appraisal of surgical and percutaneous drainage for pyogenic liver ...
... of surgical and percutaneous drainage for pyogenic liver abscesses ... treatment with percutaneous or surgical drainage of liver abscesses larger than ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15729072
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Easy drainage of presacral abscess
Drainage of the abscess is indicated if it is causing pressure symptoms or if it ... TM (1994) Presacral abscesses: percutaneous transperineal drainage with use of ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2148079
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Percutaneous drainage of abscesses in the postoperative abdomen that is ...
Percutaneous drainage of abscesses in the postoperative abdomen that is ... Percutaneous catheter drainage of nonpancreatic abdominal abscesses can play a ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3887956
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Pyogenic hepatic abscess: a case for open drainage.
... pyogenic liver abscess and if percutaneous drainage is a reliable ... therefore recommend the use of percutaneous drainage alone only in selected patients. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8489082
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Percutaneous Drainage of Pancreatic Pseudocysts Is Associated With a ...
Percutaneous drainage was successful in 42% of patients, whereas surgical ... drainage of pancreatic abscesses and pseudocysts: a prospective study of 85 patients. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1420824
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Pancreatic abscess
... to drain the abscess through the skin (percutaneous) ... Adequate drainage of a pancreatic pseudocyst may help prevent some cases of pancreatic abscess. ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000270.htm
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Inadvertent percutaneous catheter gastroenterostomy during abscess ...
... bowel or stomach during percutaneous abdominal abscess drainage are reviewed. ... All cases occurred after drainage of a centrally located midabdominal ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3875240
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Imaging-guided percutaneous needle aspiration or catheter drainage of ...
... percutaneous needle aspiration or catheter drainage of neonatal ... of imaging-guided percutaneous aspiration or drainage of liver abscesses in neonates. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18287430
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Antibiotics With Percutaneous Aspiration or Drainage for Pyogenic Liver ...
Antibiotics With Percutaneous Aspiration or Drainage for Pyogenic Liver Abscess. D. D'Amico ... The Full Text of this article is available as a PDF (174K) ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2443032
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Sump catheter drainage of parotid abscess: an alternative to surgery.
... localized the abscess cavity and guided its aspiration and drainage with an ... Percutaneous drainage of parapharyngeal abscesses guided by CT has been ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1893891
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Endoscopic drainage of pyogenic liver abscesses with suspected biliary ...
Ten of these patients had an exclusive endoscopic drainage of the abscess, while four cases required additional percutaneous drainage. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17378905
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Catheter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Catheters thereby allow drainage, injection of fluids or ... kidney by percutaneous nephrostomy[1] drainage of fluid collections, e.g. an abdominal abscess ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catheters
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Diverticulosis Diverticulitis Complications
This procedure is called "percutaneous catheter drainage. ... surgery is needed to clean the abscess and, if necessary, remove part of the colon. ...
http://womenshealth.about.com/cs/diverticulitis/a/divercomplicati.htm
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Cholethorax following Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage
... liver disease3 and development of a subphrenic abscess in the setting of biliary ... the increasing use of percutaneous biliary drainage which has lead to ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2001135
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Pyogenic liver abscess. Diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.
Percutaneous drainage of abscesses and fluid collections: technique, ... Percutaneous drainage of multiseptated hepatic abscess. J Comput Assist Tomogr. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1493323
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Non-operative management of pyogenic liver abscess
... accurate guidance of percutaneous aspiration or drainage 3,10, ... Treatment of pyogenic abscesses by percutaneous drainage. Lancet. 1982;1:132?4. [PubMed] ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2020567
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Ultrasonically guided percutaneous drainage of abdominal fluid ...
Ultrasonically guided percutaneous drainage of abdominal fluid collections: a ... percutaneous treatment of a pyogenic liver abscess, recovered completely under ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2187732?ordinalpos=94&ito...
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Palliative percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage of ...
Palliative percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage of gallbladder empyema ... wound infection, bleeding, subhepatic abscess, cystic duct stump leak, common ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11020851
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Radiological management of abdominal abscess.
Percutaneous catheter drainage of abdominal abscesses: a ... Percutaneous drainage of abscesses and fluid collections: technique, results, and applications. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1438951
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Large Pyogenic Liver Abscess
... and percutaneous drainage for pyogenic liver abscesses larger ... B, et al. Percutaneous drainage of liver abscess: complicated by hepato-venous fistula. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1570593
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Hepatectomy for pyogenic liver abscess
The combination of antibiotics and closed percutaneous drainage has been shown ... Percutaneous drainage of 335 consecutive abscesses: results of primary drainage ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2020568
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What affects mortality after the operative management of hepatic abscess?
... of percutaneous catheter drainage for resistant amebic liver abscesses. ... Percutaneous catheter drainage of liver abscess: an alternative to open drainage? ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2131672
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Management of intra-abdominal abscesses in Crohn's disease.
CT-guided percutaneous aspiration and drainage of abscesses. AJR Am J Roentgenol. ... Operative vs percutaneous drainage of intra-abdominal abscesses. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2502682
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Laparoscopic intracavitary drainage of subphrenic abscess.
Laparoscopic intracavitary drainage of subphrenic abscess. Lam SC, Kwok ... Percutaneous drainage is now the preferred initial treatment of subphrenic abscess. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9533808
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Intra-abdominal Abscesses: Acute Abdomen and Surgical Gastroenterology ...
Splenic abscess is a rare cause of sustained bacteremia in ... intra-abdominal abscesses require drainage, either by percutaneous catheters or surgery. ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec02/ch011/ch011i.html
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Optimal treatment of hepatic abscess.
... percutaneous drainage for large, unilocular abscesses was 83 per cent and for ... The mortality rate for the percutaneous drainage plus antibiotic group was not ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18306874?ordinalpos=12&it...
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Large Pyogenic Liver Abscess
... of secondary procedures compared with percutaneous drainage (PD) ... of surgical and percutaneous drainage for pyogenic liver abscesses larger than 5 cm. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1570589
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Primary psoas abscess due to Streptococcus milleri
Percutaneous drainage may be difficult in some patients because of the location ... percutaneous catheter drainage of primary and secondary iliopsoas abscesses. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2266777
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Percutaneous Necrosectomy and Sinus Tract Endoscopy in the Management ...
... at surgical debridement in addition to simple drainage of the abscess cavity. ... Simple percutaneous drainage catheters only temporize, ensuring the long-term ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pub...
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Hepatic abscess. Changes in etiology, diagnosis, and management.
Percutaneous drainage in the management of hepatic abscesses. Surg Clin North Am. ... Percutaneous drainage of multiseptated hepatic abscess. J Comput Assist Tomogr. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=2256756
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Psoas abscess rarely requires surgical intervention.
... was via open drainage (3%), computed tomography-guided percutaneous drainage ... the median size of psoas abscesses in the percutaneous group was significantly ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18466865
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Pyogenic hepatic abscess. Changing trends over 42 years.
... to be managed by percutaneous abscess drainage (45% vs. 0%). Despite having ... surgical as opposed to percutaneous abscess drainage (14% vs. 26%). CONCLUSIONS: ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8651751
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Lung Abscess: Pulmonary Disorders: Merck Manual Professional
Percutaneous drainage or surgery if empyema present or no response to antibiotics ... Percutaneous or surgical drainage of lung abscesses is necessary in the roughly ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec05/ch053/ch053a.html
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Pancreatic abscess
A pancreatic abscess is cavity of pus within the pancreas. ... Percutaneous (through the skin) drainage of the abscess may be possible. ...
http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/000270trt.htm?p=1
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Antibiotic Abscess Penetration: Fosfomycin Levels Measured in Pus and ...
... been linked to low success rates of percutaneous abscess drainage (13, 30) ... Effect of a single percutaneous abscess drainage puncture and imipenem therapy, ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1280140
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Case Report: Psoas Abscess ? Unusual Etiology of Groin Pain
... of care is percutaneous CT-guided drainage of the abscess.[5] ... Vatandaslar F, Alemdaroglu A. CT-guided percutaneous drainage of psoas abscess. Urology. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1681640
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Tropical liver abscess.
We found that percutaneous aspiration of liver abscess is helpful to confirm the ... Medical treatment of hepatic amebic abscess: rare need for percutaneous drainage. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2431223
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15550232 2004 11 19 2005 02 22 2006 11 15 0009-7411 72 5 2004 Sep-Oct ...
Crohn's disease is the most common cause of a secondary abscess. ... Preferred treatment is percutaneous drainage guided by CT. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15550232
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Amoebiasis: a rare cause of cardiac tamponade.
... abscesses: indications for and results of percutaneous catheter drainage. ... RK, Bhandari L, Naik SR. Percutaneous catheter drainage of amoebic liver abscess. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=483689
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