Pigtail catheter versus open surgical drainage in liver abscess management
Mahesh Kinikar, Nitin R. Nangare, Hemchandra V. Nerlekar
TL;DR
This study compares pigtail catheter and open surgery for liver abscesses, finding the catheter method more effective.
Contribution
The study provides new evidence that pigtail-catheter drainage is more effective than open surgical drainage for liver abscesses.
Findings
Pigtail-catheter drainage showed statistically significant advantages over open surgical drainage.
The pigtail-catheter method was found to be comparatively more effective in treating liver abscesses.
Abstract
Individualized treatment programs for liver abscesses are essential. Therefore it is of interest to compare and evaluate pigtail-catheter with open surgical drainage in liver abscesses. Hence, a total of 126 patients were divided randomly into 2 groups with 63 each open surgical drainage group and pigtail-catheter drainage group. We found that statistically significant difference was seen between the 2 groups for various variables. Moreover, pigtail-catheter drainage showed comparatively more effective results than open surgical drainage.
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Taxonomy
TopicsAmoebic Infections and Treatments · Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders · Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment