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Double pigtail tube drainage for large multiloculated pyogenic liver abscesses

Frontiers in Surgery, 2023
BackgroundThis study aims to investigate the efficacy and safety of double pigtail tube drainage compared with single pigtail tube drainage for the treatment of multiloculated pyogenic liver abscesses greater than 5 cm.Patients and MethodsThis study ...
Cui JinHua, Liu YaMan, Li Jian
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Genetic Diversity and Pathogenic Features in Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates from Patients with Pyogenic Liver Abscess and Pneumonia

Microbiology Spectrum, 2022
While Klebsiella pneumoniae is a common cause of nosocomial and community-acquired infections, including pneumonia and pyogenic liver abscess, little is known about the population structure of this bacterium. In this study, we investigated the prevalence
Lin Gan, Chao Yan, Jinghua Cui, Guanhua Xue, Hanyu Fu, Bing Du, Hanqing Zhao, Junxia Feng, Yanling Feng, Zheng Fan, Pan Mao, Tongtong Fu, Ziying Xu, Shuheng Du, Shiyu Liu, Rui Zhang, Qun Zhang, Nannan Li, Xiaohu Cui, Xiaoran Li, Yao Zhou, Lei Huang, Jing Yuan   +22 more
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Case report: Corticosteroids as an adjunct treatment for the management of liver abscess in Papillon–Lefèvre syndrome: A report on two cases

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022
Papillon–Lefèvre syndrome (PLS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized clinically by palmoplantar keratoderma, periodontitis, and recurrent pyogenic infections. Liver abscess is rarely reported in patients.
Suprit Basu, Reva Tyagi, Ankur Kumar Jindal, Apurva Medha, Aaqib Zaffar Banday, Alisha Babbar, Apoorva Sharma, Rahul Mahajan, Pandiarajan Vignesh, Amit Rawat   +9 more
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Multiple pyogenic liver abscess

World Journal of Gastroenterology, 2006
Multiple pyogenic liver abscesses have been rarely described. We report a fatal case of multiple pyogenic liver abscesses affecting a 38-year-old woman requiring surgical drainage. Evolution was marked by occurrence of a septic shock with multi-organ system failure. The patient died 48 h after surgery.
Mabrouk, Bahloul, Anis, Chaari, Nadia, Bouaziz-Khlaf, Hatem, Kallel, Leila, Herguefi, Hedi, Chelly, Chokri, Ben Hamida, Mounir, Bouaziz   +7 more
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Epidemiology, Clinical Features and Outcome of Liver Abscess: A single Reference Center Experience in Qatar

Oman Medical Journal, 2014
Objective: To describe the etiology, clinical presentation, management and outcome of liver abscess in adult patients admitted at Hamad general hospital, Qatar.
Mushtak Talib Abbas, Fahmi Yousef Khan, Saif A. Muhsin, Baidaa Al-Dehwe, Mohamed Abukamar, Abdel-Naser Elzouki   +5 more
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Hepatic Abscess in a Returning Traveler with Crohn’s Disease: Differentiating Amebic from Pyogenic Liver Abscess

Case Reports in Medicine, 2018
Liver abscess is a rare but serious complication of Crohn’s disease. Patients with Crohn’s disease are at risk for pyogenic liver abscesses due to immunosuppressive therapy, fistulous disease, and intraabdominal abscesses.
Daria Gaut, Hannah Shull, Anthony Bejjani, Daniel Kahn   +3 more
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An unusual cause of pyogenic liver abscess. The conundrum of broom splinter. Report of two cases

Nigerian Journal of Medicine, 2022
Pyogenic liver abscess is an uncommon but potentially fatal disease. Very few cases of liver abscess due to foreign bodies have been reported. We report our experience in two patients who were successfully managed for liver abscess due to impaled broom ...
Olanrewaju Samuel Balogun, Emmanuel A Jeje, Adedeji Lukman Fatuga, Oluwole Ayoola Atoyebi   +3 more
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Chinese Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Rhinosinusitis (2024)

World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), a complex inflammatory disease with heterogeneous pathogenesis, demands evolving evidence‐based strategies. Since the 2018 Chinese guidelines and EPOS2020, international advances in CRS immunopathology and biologics have revolutionized therapeutic approaches, particularly through phenotype–endotype classification ...
Subspecialty Group of Rhinology, Editorial Board of Chinese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Subspecialty Group of Rhinology, Society of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Chinese Medical Association   +4 more
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Antibiotic Of Choice In Patients With Pyogenic Liver Abscess

Qanun Medika: Jurnal Kedokteran Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Muhammadiyah Surabaya
Pyogenic liver abscess is a dangerous, life-threatening disease with a high mortality rate that requires accurate diagnosis and treatment. The most common symptoms are upper abdominal pain, hepatomegaly, high fever, nausea, and vomiting.
Ilham Ramadhana Mukti, I Wayan Bagoes Vidananda, Ihzani Rahmaningtyas, Ilyas Hasanovic, Imtiyaz Tsany, I Wayan Suryajana, Rudi Pandapotan Napitupulu, Mukti Fahimi   +7 more
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Meropenem‐Heparin Lock Therapy for Ochrobactrum intermedium Catheter‐Related Bloodstream Infection in a Pediatric Hemodialysis Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review

Hemodialysis International, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background In pediatric hemodialysis patients with exhausted vascular access, managing rare pathogens like Ochrobactrum intermedium is challenging, often posing a dilemma between catheter removal and salvage attempts. There are few reports on the supported viability of meropenem‐heparin lock therapy for this purpose in pediatric patients. Case
Mônica Cristina Dutra Rodrigues, Fernanda Teixeira Sillva, Anderson Pereira de Oliveira, Yeo Jim Kinoshita Moon, Jhohann Richard de Lima Benzi   +4 more
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