title: Pyogenic liver abscess after hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery.
abstract: From 1984 to 1998, a total of 2158 patients underwent hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery, and 12 patients developed liver abscess after hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery; thus, the incidence of liver abscess was 0.6%. The main reasons for liver abscess were anastomotic stricture in 5 patients, obstruction of percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) tube in 3 patients, and portal vein and hepatic artery obstruction due to intraoperative radiation in 1 patient, transportal chemotherapy in 1 patient, chemo-lipiodolization in 1 patient, and unknown in 1 patient. Ten of the 12 patients initially underwent percutaneous transhepatic abscess drainage of whom 2 patients subsequently received surgical drainage. The other 2 patients were treated with antibiotics only. Eight of the 12 patients were cured, but 4 patients died. The reasons for death were sepsis in 3 patients and liver failure due to portal vein and hepatic artery obstruction in 1 patient. Our results indicate that liver abscess should be taken into consideration for patients with risk factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Oncology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Furugaki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chijiiwa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D012307:Risk Factors