Outcomes of percutaneous drainage without surgery for patients with diverticular abscess

• Main Authors: Faisal, Elagili, Luca, Stocchi, Gokhan, Ozuner, David W, Dietz, Ravi P, Kiran
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer 2014
• Subjects: RD Surgery
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/69704/1/elagili%20outcome.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/69704/7/WOS%20Elagili.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/69704/8/Scopus%20Elagili.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/69704/; https://journals.lww.com/dcrjournal/toc/2014/03000
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

BACKGROUND: Data on percutaneous drainage followed by observation for diverticular abscess is scant. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to assess outcomes of percutaneous drainage alone in the management of peridiverticular abscess. DESIGN: This is a retrospective study from a prospectivel...