title: Ultrasound guided percutaneous drainage of abdominal abscesses.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To see yield of ultrasound guided percutaneous drainage of abdominal abscesses.
  
  
  METHODS
  Department of General Surgery Unit I, Lahore General Hospital and North Surgical Unit, Mayo Hospital, Lahore.
  
  
  METHODS
  A prospective case-controlled study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Patients with spontaneous or post operative abdominal abscesses.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Overall success rate was 96.2%, major complications 11.5%, minor complications 26.9% and mortality 3.8%. In simple abscesses (20 patients), the success rate was 100% and in complex abscesses (six patients) 83.4%, with respective mortality 0.0% and 16.6%. Mean hospital stay was 10.7 days (range 3-25).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Ultrasound guided percutaneous drainage of abdominal abscesses is an effective and safe method, suited particularly for simple abscesses.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lahore.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saleem
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ahsan
mesh_terms: D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography