Chin Med J (Taipei) 1997;60:265-72. (Fig.1) (Percutaneous Drainage of Peripancreatic Fluid Collection)

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Chin Med J (Taipei) 1997;60:265-72.
Abdominal Fluid Collection Secondary to Acute Pancreatitis: Treated With Percutaneous Catheter Drainage

Figure 1. Use of large bore catheter in a patient with thick fluid and pus in the left anterior pararenal space. (A) Post-contrast CT scan demonstrates air-filled abscess in the left anterior pararenal space. (B) Plain radiograph shows a 24-F catheter with multiple side holes in the abscess cavity. (C) CT scan obtained six weeks later shows residual abscess in the left anterior pararenal space. The patient required 60 days of catheter drainage.

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