Efficacy of aspiration in amebic liver abscess.

Background: Amebic liver abscess (ALA) is a common and serious problem in our country. There are only a few controlled trials on the efficacy and advantages of combination therapy with percutaneous needle aspiration and pharmacotherapy, over pharmacotherapy alone for amebic liver abscess.

Material And Methods: This study was conducted to compare the efficacy of two different treatment modalities i.

Prolonged use of tenofovir and entecavir in hepatitis B virus-related cirrhosis.

Background And Aims: Limited data is available from India on outcome and efficacy of tenofovir and entecavir in hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related cirrhosis when used for prolonged time. We report the long-term efficacy and outcome of these antiviral drugs in patients with chronic HBV infection, with compensated or decompensated cirrhosis.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed laboratory and clinical data of 400 HBV-related cirrhotic patients without access to liver transplantation, who were treated with tenofovir/entecavir therapy, from January 2007 to January 2014.

Acute pancreatitis associated with amoebic liver abscess.

We present a rare case of acute pancreatitis in a 50-year-old man with amoebic liver abscess. He had a right lobe liver abscess along with markedly elevated serum lipase and amylase levels and edematous pancreas. Liver abscess was aspirated.