Pyogenic liver abscess: Retrospective analysis of 80 cases over a 10‐year period

Abstract

Purpose: To establish a new scoring system for limbal dermoid, in order to unify the diagnostic criteria and assess the prognosis. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on 261 patients with limbal dermoid. The basic information, clinical features, and pathology of dermoids were recorded, and the prognosis at 1 year after keratoplasty was assessed at follow-up. A new visual scoring system was created for the area of corneal involvement, the area of conjunctival involvement, and the surface shape. Results: There were 154 females and 107 males with mean age of 4 6 3 years at surgery. After scoring, 59% (136) of patients were classified as grade I, 26% (60) as grade II, and 14% (33) as grade III. The pathological results were 124 dermoid cases, 76 lipodermoid, 5 complex choristoma, and 10 epibulbar osseous choristoma. Moreover , patients with lower clinical scores presented a better prognosis; the mean logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR) best-corrected visual acuity in grade I patients was 0.38 6 0.05, which was better than the grade II value of 0.61 6 0.09 (P , 0.05) and the grade III value of 0.94 6 0.11 (P , 0.001). Conclusions: New grading systems for limbal dermoid were useful for clinical diagnosis and may have prognostic value in predicting visual acuity. A lower-grade dermoid exhibited better vision postoperatively.

Liver abscess drainage by needle aspiration versus pigtail catheter: a prospective study

“…16 In present perspective study we found no positive case of fungal abscess. Amoebic abscesses are more common (average 63.33%) finding in our study 66.66% in aspiration group and 60% in catheter group.…”

Pyogenic liver abscess: current status and predictive factors for recurrence and mortality of first episodes

“…Most previous reports of PLA prognostic factors were based on univariate analysis or included only a limited number of cases. 23,[29][30][31][32][33] We applied a multivariate analysis to a large cohort, unique in the region. Study limitations include its retrospective, single-center cross design.…”

Outcome of ultrasound guided pigtail catheter drainage of liver abscesses a prospective study of 126 cases

“…25,26 However, Asian series have reported Klebsiella to be the most frequently isolated bacteria. [27][28][29][30] CECT abdomen was performed in 13 cases in present series and showed no additional benefit. Amoebic serology was performed, because of endemicity of amoebiasis in our region and because of financial constraints, as most of our patens belonged to poor economic status, comparable with the available studies.…”