Juxta-papillary duodenal diverticula are associated with pyogenic liver abscesses: a case control study
Shankar U, Bhandari P, Panchal A, Weeks D, Wu H, Chen F, Maheshwari N, Bansal R, Walfish A, Baum J, Jamidar PA, Aron J. Juxta-papillary duodenal diverticula are associated with pyogenic liver abscesses: a case control study. BMC Gastroenterology 2022, 22: 52. PMID: 35130860, PMCID: PMC8822858, DOI: 10.1186/s12876-022-02120-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsCryptogenic PLADiabetes mellitusDuodenal diverticulumLiver abscessesOdds ratioSignificant associationMultiple logistic regression analysisConcurrent acute cholecystitisCryptogenic liver abscessesPyogenic liver abscessesIdentifiable risk factorsRetrospective chart reviewThird of patientsTraditional risk factorsCase-control studyStudy inclusion criteriaDiagnosis of PLAMultiple logistic regressionLogistic regression analysisUnidentified risk factorsElectronic medical recordsComputerized tomography (CT) imagingSingle expert radiologistAscending cholangitis