Research Article
Splenic Abscess: An Uncommon Entity with Potentially Life-Threatening Evolution
Table 4
Comparison of recovered and mortality rates with various treatment options in the reviews.
| Lead author | Year published | Duration of study | Number of cases | Treatment modality | N (%) | Recovered, n (%) | Mortality, n (%) |
| Chiang et al. [11] | 2003 | 1990–2001 | 29 | AT alone | 24 (82.8) | 17 (70.8) | 7 (29.2) | | | | | AT + PD | 2 (6.9) | 2 (100) | 0 (0) | | | | | AT + ST | 3 (10.3) | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) | Chang et al. [2] | 2006 | 1986–2004 | 67 | AT alone | 20 (29.9) | 16 (80) | 4 (20) | | | | | AT + PD | 21 (31.3) | 15 (71) | 6 (29) | | | | | AT + ST | 26 (38.8) | 24 (92) | 2 (8) | Lee et al. [15] | 2011 | 1993–2008 | 18 | AT alone | 8 (44.4) | 8 (100) | 0 (0) | | | | | AT + PD | 4 (22.2) | 2 (50) | 2 (50) | | | | | AT + ST | 6 (33.3) | 5 (83.3) | 1 (16.7) | Liu et al. [7] | 2014 | 2000–2011 | 28 | AT alone | 18 (64.3) | 17 (94.4) | 1 (5.6) | | | | | AT + PD | 5 (17.9) | 3 (60) | 2 (40) | | | | | AT + ST | 4 (14.3) | 4 (100) | 0 (0) | | | | | AT + PD + SD | 1 (3.5) | 0 (0) | 1 (100) | Present study | — | 2012–2016 | 16 | AT alone | 11 (68.7) | 9 (81.8) | 2 (18.2) | | | | | AT + PD | 4 (25) | 4 (100) | 0 (0) | | | | | AT + ST | 1 (6.3) | 1 (100) | 0 (0) |
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AT: antimicrobial therapy; PD: percutaneous drainage; ST: splenectomy.
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