Publications by authors named "Faisal Elagili"
Background: Locoregional recurrence (LR) in colon cancer is uncommon but often incurable, while the factors associated with it are unclear. The purpose of this study was to identify patterns and predictors of LR after curative resection for colon cancer.
Methods: All patients who underwent colon cancer resection with curative intent between 1994 and 2008 at a tertiary referral center were identified from a prospectively maintained institutional database.
Background: The aim of our study was to evaluate factors associated with percutaneous drainage (PCD) failure, complications, and stoma creation for patients undergoing sigmoidectomy for diverticular abscess.
Methods: Data for patients with diverticular abscess greater than or equal to 3 cm in diameter treated with initial PCD from 1994 to 2012 were identified.
Results: One hundred fourteen patients (54% male) with a mean age of 57 years and a mean abscess diameter of 7.
Background: Data on percutaneous drainage followed by observation for diverticular abscess is scant.
Objective: The aim of this study is to assess outcomes of percutaneous drainage alone in the management of peridiverticular abscess.
Design: This is a retrospective study from a prospectively collected database.
Objective: To assess ultrasonographically (US) guided needle aspiration of breast abscesses as an alternative to surgical incision and drainage.
Methods: In our prospective study, 30 patients with 31 breast abscesses (one patient had bilateral breast abscess) underwent percutaneous breast abscess drainage under US guidance with local anaesthesia and oral antibiotics between 1 January 2004 and 31 March 2005. These patients consisted of 16 (53.