Review
Copyright ©2008 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Dec 21, 2008; 14(47): 7163-7169
Published online Dec 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.7163
Table 5 Results showing the total number, numbers drained, age, site and size (average for PCD) of abscesses from studies in literature
NameTotalDrainedMean age yr (/range)Site of abscess
Size for PCD (cm)
ParacolicPelvicOthers
Kumar et al[31]301239155106.5
Stabile et al[26]191963.88928.7
Kaiser et al[11]9916-7425-7.1
Ambrosetti et al[30]731966.94528-6.7
Brandt et al[13]663471---6
Bahadursingh et al[32]251061997-
Siewert et al [33]30454.2---5.9
Neff et al[28]161642-862131  > 5
Alvarez et al[34]59-643722--