title: [Contribution of echography in the diagnosis ruptured liver abscess (Apropos of 4 cases)].
abstract: The authors report 4 cases of ruptured hepatic abscesses in peritoneum (2 cas) and in pleural (2 cases). The cases occurred in 3 men (two of them were alcoholic) and one woman who was in the postpartum period. The cases confirm the classic pictures according to which, ruptures of hepatic abscesses have unclear clinical presentation whether they are amoebic or bacterial in origin! In these cases, ultrasound is very useful in the rapid detection of peritoneal or pleural abscesses which can be confirmed by ultrasonically guided fine needle punction When the channel from the intra hepatic abscess can be visualised, or when they are a coexisting hepatic and peritoneal pleural abscesses, the diagnosis is clear. However when the abscess has been completely emptied of its contents the diagnosis may the difficult.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Ka
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Ndiaye
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fall
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Niang
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Herve
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Niang
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Sow
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Diop
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Apport de l'échographie au diagnostic de rupture d'abcès du foie (a propos de 4 observations).