Successful Use of Tissue Plasminogen Activator in an Adolescent Male with Pyogenic Liver Abscess
Joint Authors
Zee-Cheng, Janine
Fox, Thomas
Patel, Sonal
Abu-Sultaneh, Samer
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-04-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
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 of a 16-year-old male presenting with abdominal pain, fever, and chills.
He was diagnosed with a 9-centimeter liver abscess.
A CT-guided percutaneous drainage was placed.
The catheter initially drained well, but then became occluded.
Tissue plasminogen activator was instilled into the catheter every 6 hours for a total of five doses, resulting in increased drainage and improved clinical state of the patient.
To our knowledge, this is the first reported use of tissue plasminogen activator in pyogenic liver abscess in the pediatric population.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zee-Cheng, Janine& Fox, Thomas& Patel, Sonal& Abu-Sultaneh, Samer. 2019. Successful Use of Tissue Plasminogen Activator in an Adolescent Male with Pyogenic Liver Abscess. Case Reports in Critical Care،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1134246
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zee-Cheng, Janine…[et al.]. Successful Use of Tissue Plasminogen Activator in an Adolescent Male with Pyogenic Liver Abscess. Case Reports in Critical Care No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1134246
American Medical Association (AMA)
Zee-Cheng, Janine& Fox, Thomas& Patel, Sonal& Abu-Sultaneh, Samer. Successful Use of Tissue Plasminogen Activator in an Adolescent Male with Pyogenic Liver Abscess. Case Reports in Critical Care. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1134246
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1134246