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Pigtail catheterization is inefficient and results in a long duration of hospital stay. So, we conducted a prospective observational study to determine the efficacy and safety of drainage of large ALA using a wide bore 24 French (Fr) drain compared with a conventionally used 10 Fr pigtail catheter.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Materials and Methods\u2003A single center prospective observational study was conducted over a period of 5 years and data of 122 patients was collected. After starting empirical medical therapy, patients underwent drainage of ALA with either a 10 French pigtail or a 24 Fr drain. The primary outcome variables were resolution of clinical symptoms such as fever and pain in abdomen, length of hospital stay, and resolution of abscess on imaging at day 3. Secondary outcome was complications related to the procedures.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Results\u2003Data of 122 patients was collected. Males constituted a vast majority (96%) of the study population and the fifth decade was the most common age group involved. Alcoholics had a higher chance of developing a large ALA. Sixty-eight patients underwent drainage of the ALA using a 24 Fr drain which resulted in faster resolution of symptoms (2.4 vs. 5.1 days, p-value 0.033), a shorter duration of catheter in situ (6.4 vs. 13.2, p-value 0.011), and a faster drainage of ALA (residual volume at day 3; 177 vs. 212\u2009mL, p-value 0.021). Twenty-eight patients had a biliary communication of which 26 required therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Conclusion\u2003In patients with a large ALA, placement of a wide bore 24 Fr catheter hastens recovery of the patients when compared with drainage with a standard 10 Fr pigtail catheter. Placement of a biliary stent serves as a useful adjunct for their management and it may obliviate the need for a major biliary diversion surgery.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/s-0041-1740625","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,12,23]],"date-time":"2021-12-23T23:51:41Z","timestamp":1640303501000},"page":"e351-e356","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Enhanced Drainage Protocol in Large Amoebic Liver Abscess"],"prefix":"10.1055","volume":"07","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7888-4828","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jignesh A.","family":"Gandhi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, Global Hospital Mumbai, Parel, Mumbai, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5972-1561","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Pravin H.","family":"Shinde","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of General Surgery, Seth G.S. 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