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ArticleAbdominal radiology (New York)2019

Percutaneous drainage and management of fluid collections associated with necrotic or cystic tumors in the abdomen and pelvis.

David H Ballard, Mahati Mokkarala, Horacio B D'Agostino

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Article in Abdominal radiology (New York), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

David H BallardMallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 510 S. Kingshighway Blvd, Campus Box 8131, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA. davidballard@wustl.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-7470-3364
Mahati MokkaralaWashington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Horacio B D'AgostinoDepartment of Radiology, Louisiana State University Health, Shreveport, LA, USA.
Louisiana State University · USMallinckrodt (United States) · USWashington University in St. Louis · US

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Training OPportunities in Translational Imaging Education and Research (TOP-TIER)T32EB021955 · NIBIB · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Hongyu An, Joseph Edward Ippolito · 2017 to 2026
$2.4M
NIBIB NIH HHS T32 EB021955NIH HHS T32-EB021955
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe purpose of the study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of percutaneous drainage for palliation of symptoms and sepsis in patients with cystic or necrotic tumors in the abdomen and pelvis. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis is a single center retrospective study of 36 patients (18 men, mean age = 51.1 years) who underwent percutaneous drainage for management of cystic or necrotic tumors in the non-postoperative setting over an 11-year period. Nineteen patients with intraabdominal fluid collections associated with primary malignancies included: cervical (n = 7), colorectal (n = 3), urothelial (n = 3), and others (n = 6). The 17 patients with fluid collections associated with intraabdominal metastases stemmed from the following primary malignancies: oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (n = 3), colorectal (n = 3), ovarian (n = 2), lung (n = 2), melanoma (n = 2) along with others (n = 5). Indications for percutaneous drainage were as follows: pain (36/36; 100%); fever and/or leukocytosis (34/36; 94%), and mass effect (21/36; 58%). Seven patients underwent additional sclerosis with absolute alcohol. Criteria for drainage success were temporary or definitive relief of symptoms and sepsis control.

resultsSuccessful sepsis control was achieved in all patients with sepsis (34/34; 100%) and 30/36 (83%) patients had improvement in pain. Duration of catheterization ranged from 2 to 90 days (mean = 22 days). There were four cases of fluid re-accumulation and one patient developed catheter tract seeding. Alcohol ablation was successful in two patients (2/7; 29%). Nearly all patients (34/36; 94%) died during the follow-up period.

conclusionsPercutaneous drainage was effective for palliative treatment of symptomatic cystic and necrotic tumors in the majority of patients in this series.

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Radiography, AbdominalRadiography, InterventionalAbscessAdolescentAdultAgedAscitic FluidContrast MediaDrainageExudates and TransudatesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNecrosisNeoplasmsContrast MediaCervical cancerCystic tumorsImage-guided percutaneous drainageIntraabdominal abscessPercutaneous drainageTumor abscess

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PMID30506143
PMCPMC6440818
OpenAlexW2902053630

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