title: Liver abscess in Dubai. An analysis of 29 cases and an assessment of the value of CAT scan.
abstract: The clinical features and management of 29 consecutive cases of liver abscess admitted to the Medical Division at the Rashid Hospital, Dubai, between February 1979 and March 1982 are reviewed and the value of CAT scan in the diagnosis and management is assessed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008101:Liver Abscess, Amebic / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed