TY - JOUR
T1 - Percutaneous transhepatic alcoholization
T2 - A new therapeutic strategy in children with chronic granulomatous disease and liver abscess
AU - Alberti, Daniele
AU - Borsellino, Alessandro
AU - Locatelli, Chiara
AU - Nani, Roberto
AU - Cheli, Maurizio
AU - Torre, Giuliano
AU - Notarangelo, Luigi
AU - Locatelli, Giuseppe
PY - 2002/11/1
Y1 - 2002/11/1
N2 - Children affected with chronic granulomatous disease develop severe infections, which frequently evolve to abscess. In most instances the liver is involved. We report a case of liver abscess successfully treated by percutaneous transhepatic alcoholization after antibiotic therapy and percutaneous drainage had failed. This procedure avoided the need for hepatic resection, which is associated with high morbidity in such patients.
AB - Children affected with chronic granulomatous disease develop severe infections, which frequently evolve to abscess. In most instances the liver is involved. We report a case of liver abscess successfully treated by percutaneous transhepatic alcoholization after antibiotic therapy and percutaneous drainage had failed. This procedure avoided the need for hepatic resection, which is associated with high morbidity in such patients.
KW - Chronic granulomatous disease
KW - Liver abscess
KW - Percutaneous transhepatic alcoholization
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M3 - Article
C2 - 12458574
AN - SCOPUS:0036846605
VL - 21
SP - 1081
EP - 1083
JO - Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
JF - Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
SN - 0891-3668
IS - 11
ER -