Successful Use of Tissue Plasminogen Activator in an Adolescent Male with Pyogenic Liver Abscess

Large pyogenic liver abscess is a rare and difficult to treat entity in pediatric patients. Percutaneous drainage rather than open surgical drainage has become more common in recent years, even for large abscesses. Percutaneous drainage can be complicated by catheter obstruction. We present the case...

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Main Authors: Janine Zee-Cheng, Thomas Fox, Sonal Patel, Samer Abu-Sultaneh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Critical Care
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/5735312
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