Treatment of pyogenic liver abscesses by percutaneous needle aspiration

Fifteen patients with solitary or multiple pyogenic liver abscesses diagnosed by ultrasound examination were treated by percutaneous aspiration under ultrasound guidance. The pus obtained was cultured immediately for aerobic and anaerobic organisms and appropriate antibiotic therapy was started. Ana...

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Published inThe Lancet (British edition) Vol. 1; no. 8264; p. 132
Main Authors Berger, L A, Osborne, D R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 16.01.1982
Subjects
Adult
Aged
Female
Humans
Liver Abscess - diagnosis
Liver Abscess - etiology
Liver Abscess - therapy
Male
Middle Aged
Suction - instrumentation
Suppuration
Surgical Procedures, Operative - adverse effects
Ultrasonography
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Summary:Fifteen patients with solitary or multiple pyogenic liver abscesses diagnosed by ultrasound examination were treated by percutaneous aspiration under ultrasound guidance. The pus obtained was cultured immediately for aerobic and anaerobic organisms and appropriate antibiotic therapy was started. Anaerobic organisms were grown from this pus in nine patients. All patients improved after the aspiration and, apart from further aspirations in two cases, all abscesses healed without further intervention. No patient died from liver abscess or as a result of treatment. The technique is simple and harmless and is the method of choice for diagnosing and treating patients with pyogenic liver abscesses.
ISSN:0140-6736