1. A STUDY OF RADIOLOGICAL IMAGING FOR DIAGNOSIS BASED ON CLINICAL PRESENTATION, AETIOLOGY, AND MANAGEMENT OF LIVER ABSCESS.
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Anjum, Mallika, Bee, Amina, and Khan, Mohammed Arshad Ali
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SYMPTOMS , *MEDICAL sciences , *SURGERY , *LIVER abscesses , *ETIOLOGY of diseases , *DIAGNOSIS - Abstract
Background and objective: To research the prevalence of hepatic abscesses at our facility. To examine the Age and Sex distribution. to examine the clinical characteristics based on variations in symptoms and symptomatology. To determine the disease's microbiology. To shed light on the role that radiological imaging plays in making a diagnosis and organising treatment appropriately. to classify the disease's mode of therapy. Method: On 100 patients who were enrolled in the trial throughout the time, a study was conducted at Department of General Surgery, Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana, India from to December 2022 to October 2023. Ultrasonography was used to confirm the clinical diagnosis of hepatic abscess in these patients. Result: Men are more common than women. 6:1 ratio; 5 th decade is peak incidence. Eighty four percent of cases had alcohol as the cause. The most prevalent clinical features are abdominal pain (96%) and soreness (72%), with the typical mode of presentation being observed in 81% of patients. Sixty five percent of cases had a right lobe abscess. Aspiration is the most often used therapeutic method (45%). Conclusion: According to an ultrasound, the abscess in the current study had completely disappeared after three to four months; in our series, individuals with lower socioeconomic status account for roughly 70% of all abscesses examined. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024