title: [Percutaneous drainage treatment of primary liver abscesses].
abstract: 28 primary liver abscesses, including 9 amoebic abscesses, in 24 patients were drained percutaneously. Indication for drainage in amoebic abscesses was imminent rupture and clinical symptoms as pleural effusion, lung atelectasis and pain. 95% of the primary abscesses were cured by percutaneous drainage and systemic antibiotic treatment. There was one recurrence of abscess, which was managed surgically. Reasons for drainage failure were: tumour necrosis and tumour perforation with secondary liver abscess.
authors.affiliation: Radiologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universität München, Klinikum Grosshadern.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Berger
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pratschke
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Berr
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Fink
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D008101:Liver Abscess, Amebic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Die perkutane Drainagebehandlung primärer Leberabszesse.