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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 21, 2012; 18(23): 2948-2955
Published online Jun 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i23.2948
Published online Jun 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i23.2948
Table 4 Different therapy for colorectal cancer related liver abscess patients n (%)
| No. of patients | P value | ||
| Antibiotics alone(n = 16) | Antibiotics + drainage (n = 42) | ||
| Gender | 0.057 | ||
| Male | 13 (81.2) | 23 (54.8) | |
| Female | 3 (18.8) | 19 (45.2) | |
| Age (yr) | 0.631 | ||
| < 60 | 2 (12.5) | 5 (11.9) | |
| > 60 | 14 (87.5) | 37 (88.1) | |
| Geographic distribution | 0.564 | ||
| Eastern Asia | 13 (81.2) | 35 (83.3) | |
| Non-Eastern Asia | 3 (18.8) | 7 (16.7) | |
| Pathogen | 0.498 | ||
| K. pneumoniae | 6 (37.5) | 14 (33.3) | |
| Non-K. pneumoniae | 16 (62.5) | 28 (66.7) | |
- Citation: Qu K, Liu C, Wang ZX, Tian F, Wei JC, Tai MH, Zhou L, Meng FD, Wang RT, Xu XS. Pyogenic liver abscesses associated with nonmetastatic colorectal cancers: An increasing problem in Eastern Asia. World J Gastroenterol 2012; 18(23): 2948-2955
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v18/i23/2948.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v18.i23.2948