Percutaneous needle aspiration versus catheter drainage in the management of liver abscess: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.
Khaled Mohammed Al-SayaghiMuhanad AlhujailyMohamed Khaled ZakyAyman S AlhasanTamir Bashir BabikirFawwaz Saleh AlnehmiHager Hassan AbdalrahmanMohammed Abdelkrim Adam AbdelmalikAdel Mohamed AliHammad Ali FadlalmolaD S Veerabhadra SwamyPublished in: ANZ journal of surgery (2022)
PCD has a higher success rate and results in a faster 50% reduction in the abscess cavity size and clinical improvement. The two modalities are equally safe.